Mount Etna, Europe's most active volcano, has erupted again.
It shot out a towering column of glowing ash, lighting up the sky over much of eastern Sicily.
The eruption, which began late on Saturday and tapered off on Sunday morning, did not endanger any of villages dotting the mountain's slopes, and no evacuation was ordered.
The airport in nearby Catania said two air space sectors above the volcano were closed to flights, but that the airport itself was operating normally, including takeoffs and departures.
Etna erupts occasionally. Its last major eruption occurred in 1992.
