Blast Destroys Hotel in Historic Aleppo District
![This scene taken from amateur video shows the explosion that destroyed the Carlton Hotel in Aleppo, May 8, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/91BEE61B-7B4C-429E-A0F0-8293C4061518_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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This scene taken from amateur video shows the explosion that destroyed the Carlton Hotel in Aleppo, May 8, 2014.
![This scene taken from amateur video shows an explosion that destroyed the Carlton Hotel in Aleppo, May 8, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8A59C99D-B87F-46F8-92A8-15737796A767_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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This scene taken from amateur video shows an explosion that destroyed the Carlton Hotel in Aleppo, May 8, 2014.
![Syrian rebels detonated a huge bomb underneath the Carlton Hotel, completely demolishing it. Seen here are forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad standing on the debris of the fallen hotel, in historic Aleppo, May 8, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/993B06E8-A8A2-43E8-B5A7-735B7A46CC7F_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Syrian rebels detonated a huge bomb underneath the Carlton Hotel, completely demolishing it. Seen here are forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad standing on the debris of the fallen hotel, in historic Aleppo, May 8, 2014.
![Forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad stand on debris of a hotel used by al-Assad's forces, in historic Aleppo May 8, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/1DDCD925-FDD2-4F90-ADAB-8AB18A37D5F0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad stand on debris of a hotel used by al-Assad's forces, in historic Aleppo May 8, 2014.