Damascus: Syrian rebels bombed a hotel used as a base for government forces, the latest massive attack in the seesaw battle for the country’s largest city, CNN reported.
The Islamic Front, Syria’s most powerful rebel alliance, claimed responsibility for the blast on Twitter, the report said.
The group said it targeted the Carlton Citadel Hotel and several other buildings in the old city of Aleppo.
According to the opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, at least 14 people were killed and dozens were injured.
The blast took place near historical ruins in Aleppo.
The state-run Syrian Arab News Agency described an “enormous attack on Aleppo old city antiquities launched by terrorists blowing up tunnels they dug under archeological buildings.”
