Catania airport closes as Etna belches column of ash

(ANSA) - ROME, DEC 14 - Catania airport was closed Tuesday as Etna belched a kilometre-high column of ash into the sky above Europe's tallest active volcano.
    The ash was spread southwest towards Catania by a strong wind.
    It is the latest 'paroxysm' of Strombolian activity by the volcano, vulcanologists said. (ANSA).