MOUNT ETNA has erupted for the fifth time in a matter of days with dramatic pictures of the erupting Sicilian volcano showing jets of molten rock spewing up to 1km into the sky.

Mount Etna has erupted late last night, belching smoke and ash over Sicily. The volcano's eruption was even seen from space, with the European Space Agency (ESA) publishing powerful images of the fallout. Mount Etna is the biggest volcano in Europe and is one of the world's most active.

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