An explosion destroyed a hotel and other buildings in the center of Aleppo
Saturday, May 10th, 2014 8:06:21 by Khalil Khan
An explosion in Aleppo, the second largest city of Syria, Monday has destroyed the Citadel Carlton hotel and other neighboring buildings, according to Syrian media and activists cited by the BBC. Insurgents detonated a device placed in an excavated tunnel building foundations, which, according to opponents of the regime of Bashar al-Assad groups, government troops were. The attack occurred just a day after hundreds of Syrian rebels abandoned the last insurgent strongholds in Homs, the third largest city and stronghold of resistance against the regime.
“Islamist rebels collapsed the historic Carlton Hotel in the old city of Aleppo, placing a large amount of explosives in the tunnel under the building,” says in a statement to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights Human Rights (OSDH).
The NGO reported that there were casualties among the soldiers and militias of the regime based on site, but without giving precise figures. “Terrorists have attacked the Carlton and caused a huge explosion that caused its destruction and the buildings around,” he said on his part on state television, referring to so-called “terrorists” by the regime.
The hotel, located near the historic citadel of the city of Aleppo, was one of the most exclusive establishments in the former economic capital of Syria before it was devastated by the fighting in 2012.
Over recent weeks the rebels have tried to advance in the area of ??Aleppo, where Assad ‘s troops are entrenched. The areas under the control of insurgents suffered heavy shelling since mid-December by regime troops. Several attacks have been carried out with helicopters have bombed indiscriminately crowded areas, causing thousands of casualties among the civilian population.
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Posted by Khalil Khan
on May 10 2014. Filed under Middle East.
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