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Sun Mar-13-11 09:13 AM
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Japanese volcano erupts

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Source: Sapa-AFP

A volcano in southwestern Japan erupted Sunday after nearly two weeks of relative silence, sending ash and rocks up to four kilometres (two and a half miles) into the air, a local official says.

It was not immediately clear if the eruption was a direct result of the massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake that rocked northern areas Friday, unleashing a fierce tsunami and sparking fears that more than 10,000 may have been killed.

Read more: http://www.timeslive.co.za/world/article965229.ece/Japanese-volcano-erupts

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