The United Nations has suspended all aid convoys in Syria after its trucks were hit during a deadly air attack near Aleppo, the Euro News website reports today (September 20, 2016).
At least 18 of the 31 vehicles -- which contained wheat, medicine, and winter clothes -- were destroyed in yesterday's attack while en route to the town of Urem al-Kubra.
It has been reported that 12 aid workers and drivers were killed. U.S. intelligence reveals that a Russian jet was flying over the convoy at the precise time of the attack.
The UN says the convoy had proper permits and was clearly marked. It has called for an investigation into the attack, which could amount to a war crime if the strike was found to be deliberate.
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