Pictures: Mount Etna Erupts Overnight

<>Streams of lava light upMount Etnaduring a two-hour eruption on Tuesday night—the peak of theItalianvolcano's fiery week (Mount Etna map).

 

 

Towering nearly 11,000 feet (3,350 meters) over the island of Sicily, Europe's tallest and most active volcano began trembling Tuesday afternoon, seismologists told the OurAmazingPlanet news site. Wednesday and Thursday saw flames and ash flung hundreds of yards into the sky, closing down area airports.

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