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Insurgents Bomb Army Outpost in Aleppo, Syria

In the Syrian city of Aleppo today, Islamic militants have claimed credit for tunneling under the Carlton Hotel and planting explosives, which destroyed that building and others nearby. They claim 50 soldiers were killed. A video shows an enormous explosion followed by clouds of smoke that blot out the skyline.

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By Warren Olney • May 10, 2014 • 1 min read

In the Syrian city of Aleppo today, Islamic militants have claimed credit for tunneling under the Carlton Hotel and planting explosives, which destroyed that building and others nearby. They claim 50 soldiers were killed. A video shows an enormous explosion followed by clouds of smoke that blot out the skyline. Aryn Baker is Middle East Bureau Chief for Time magazine. She joins us from Beirut, Lebanon.

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    KCRW

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    Mike Kessler

    freelance journalist

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    Andrea Brody

    Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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    Aryn Baker

    Time

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