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1. The tourist hotspot Blue Lagoon is closed by Icelandic authorities as a volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula is expected in the "coming hours".
   2023-11-12 02:18:46 (First version)
2. The Blue Lagoon is closed by Icelandic authorities as a volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula is expected in the "coming hours".
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