Sicily's Mount Etna Volcano erupts*

Reuters
Tuesday, September 4, 2007; 5:41 PM

CATANIA, Sicily (Reuters) - Mount Etna, Europe's tallest and most active
volcano spewed out lava late on Tuesday in its latest spectacular eruption.

Sparks lit the night sky and a small stream of lava was flowing down the
volcano into an uninhabited valley but there was no danger to villages
lower down on the slopes, officials said.

The wind blew volcanic ash onto several villages and officials said the
airport of Catania, a city at the base of the volcano, would be closed
during the night as a precaution.