Mount Etna Eruption 2013: Europe's Most Active Volcano Spews Lava In Italy, Forcing Airspace To Briefly Close

Huffington Post 10/26/13 10:06 AM ET EDT

Smoke billows during an eruption of Mount Etna volcano as seen from the village of Viagrande, near the Sicilian town of Catania, Italy, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Carmelo Imbesi) | AP

ROME -- ROME (AP) — Mount Etna, Europe's most active volcano, has erupted, sending up a towering plume of ash visible in much of eastern Sicily.

Etna's eruptions aren't infrequent, although the last major one occurred in 1992.

To read the rest of the story visit HuffingtonPost