By Sophie Jane Evans PUBLISHED: 15:00 EST, 18 November 2013 | UPDATED: 18:01 EST, 18 November 2013 Europe's most active volcano Mount Etna has erupted - spewing molten lava thousand of feet above the Sicilian countryside. The two-day explosion last weekend was the third major burst of activity in under a month, after eruptions on October 26 and again on November 10-11, with the latter burying a seismic station and the access road. The latest outburst sent thick plumes of smoke and ash over the Italian island last night. It was at its height between midnight and 5am on Sunday morning.
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Mount Etna's latest eruption was caught on camera from Acireale, near Cantania, by German geologist Tom Pfeiffer
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The third outburst in a month, it spewed molten lava into the air and sent plumes of smoke and ash over the island
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Europe's most active volcano, almost one million years old, currently stands at 10,925 feet tall and is still growing
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