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Volcanic eruption shuts down Iceland airport

Published on 22/05/2011

Iceland on Sunday closed its international airport as the Grimsvotn volcano sent a cloud of ash over the country, but said the ash was blowing away from Europe, unlike in 2010 when a volcanic eruption closed the European air space for five days.