On 8 May 2014, a bomb blast leveled the Carlton Citadel Hotel in Aleppo, Syria, killing 14–50.

[2] The Carlton Citadel Hotel occupied a 150-year-old building in which government troops had been stationed (opposition claim).

[7] Though reports differ, the Islamic Front tunnelled either 400 metres (1,300 ft)[3] or 100 metres (330 ft)[7] under sites in the Old City, and remotely detonated "a large quantity", reportedly 20 tons[7] of explosive material[1] (suggested to be chemical fertilisers[7]) which caused a "huge explosion";[8] resulting in both the destruction of the hotel and severe damage to neighboring buildings.

[3] The bombing left the hotel as a "pile of rubble", and felt similar to an earthquake in relation to the blast size.

[7] Reports following the attack blamed "terrorists", a word the government used as a byword for the Islamic armed opposition.