Syrian rebels set off huge explosion in Aleppo
Rebels in Syria have set off a large explosion in the northern city of Aleppo which has destroyed a hotel and several other buildings.
A group called the Islamic Front has claimed responsibility for the attack.
The blast in the city's government-held area struck the Carlton hotel in the Old City, next to Aleppo's medieval citadel.
Opposition activists said that government troops were based there and that a number had been killed.
Mike Wooldridge reports.
08 May 2014
- From the section Middle East