Russia or Syria Bombed Aid Convoy Outside Aleppo, U.S. Says
- Week-old ceasefire in the Syrian civil war is crumbling
- Russian officials deny responsibility for attack on convoy
A damaged truck carrying aid is seen on the side of the road in the town of Orum al-Kubra on the western outskirts of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Sept. 20, 2016, the morning after a convoy delivering aid was hit by a deadly air strike.
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A humanitarian convoy in Syria was attacked by either Russian or Syrian government aircraft, White House deputy national security director Ben Rhodes said Tuesday.
Twenty people were killed in the attack on Monday, further shaking a days-old cease-fire in the Syrian civil war that was already crumbling. The Kremlin has denied responsibility for the strike.