{A report in the BBC has stated that an explosion has caused part of the walls of Aleppo’s ancient citadel to collapse.}
The citadel was built in the 13th Century, and overlooks Aleppo’s Old City and is part of a UN-listed World Heritage site.
Syrian government forces have been using the citadel as a military position.
Government and rebel forces have been fighting for control of the city for over three years. According to the BBC, it is not known which side caused the explosion.
The citadel prior to the war in Syria.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based monitoring group, said the explosion occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning.
“The blast caused the collapse of part of the wall of the citadel,” the organisation’s chief, Rami Abdel Rahman, told AFP news agency.
World Bulletin
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