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Volcano erupts in Iceland weeks after thousands evacuated from town

As the eruption spread, magma, or semi-molten rock, could be seen spewing along the ridge of a hill.

A coastguard helicopter flying near magma on a hill near Grindavik (Icelandic coastguard via AP)
A coastguard helicopter flying near magma on a hill near Grindavik (Icelandic coastguard via AP) (Brynjar Gunnarsson/AP)
By Marco Di Marco and David Keyton, Associated Press