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image captionCrowds in Botanic Park were cleared in less than an hour
Police were called to clear crowds of young people from Botanic Gardens in south Belfast on Wednesday.
However, when officers were called to the scene on Wednesday afternoon, it took less than an hour for the area to be cleared.
PSNI Ass Ch Con Alan Todd had urged parents to ask their children and young adults to return home .
Speaking on BBC Radio Ulster s Evening Extra programme he said: There have been people out and enjoying themselves - by and large, people have heeded the messaging from ourselves, from politicians and civic leaders in terms of how they ve conducted themselves.
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