Syria rebels, monitor say gates open at Damascus' notorious Sednaya jail

Islamist-led rebels said Sunday they had broken into a notorious Damascus jail, announcing on Telegram an "end of the era of tyranny in the prison of Sednaya".

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said "the doors of the infamous 'Sednaya' prison, known as the 'human slaughterhouse', have been opened for thousands of detainees who were imprisoned by the security apparatus throughout the regime's rule".