Eleven people, including four pupils on a school trip, have been killed after a volcano in Indonesia erupted, officials have said.
Mount Sinabung, on the western island of Sumatra, sent hot rocks and scorching ash up to 2,000m (16,000ft) into the air.
The 11 victims, including the four high school students, were found dead in Sukameriah village, said Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, the spokesman for the National Disaster Management Agency.
The students were on a sightseeing trip to the volcano, the spokesman said.
A man and his son were also caught up in the deadly clouds when they went to pay respect at the graves of relatives in Sukameriah village, which is 2.7 kilometres (1.7 miles) south of Sinabung crater.
Another man, who had returned to the village to check on his abandoned house, was also trapped and injured by the clouds, officials said.
The eruption blanketed the surrounding countryside with grey dust, said volcanologist Kristianto, who like many Indonesians goes by one name.
About 33,000 people have taken refuge since Sinabung started erupting in September after remaining dormant for four years.
Some villagers had returned home on Friday following advice from the Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation that houses outside of a 5km radius of Sinabung were safe.
Sinabung had shown a reduction of activity since mid-January until Saturday's eruption.
It had been quiet for around 400 years until it rumbled back to life in 2010, and again in September last year.
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