Report: Syrian rebels destroy Aleppo hotel

A large explosion in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo has destroyed a hotel and several other buildings, state media and activists report. Rebel fighters are believed to have detonated a bomb placed in a tunnel beneath the Carlton Citadel Hotel, near the city's medieval citadel and souk. Opposition activists said that government troops were based there and that a number had been killed.
Background:
Syria conflict: Huge blast 'destroys Aleppo hotel' [BBC]
Syrian rebels blow up Aleppo hotel used by army: TV [Reuters]