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Volcanic cloud closes air space over Balkans
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-04-18 08:42
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BELGRADE -- The expanding cloud of volcanic dust, which has played havoc with air travel in Western Europe, drifted over the Balkans leading to the closure of air space over Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and most of Croatia on Saturday afternoon, reported the Serbian news agency Tanjug.
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In Croatia, with the exception of the airports in the southern Adriatic coastal towns of Split and Dubrovnik, air space has also been closed, reported the Croatian news agency Hina.
