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US blames Russia for Syria aid convoy hit
US officials have said that the country has reason to believe that Russia was responsible for hitting an aid convoy in Syria on Monday, Russia denies involvement
Two US officials claimed that two Russian Sukhoi SU-24 warplanes were in the skies above the aid convoy at the exact time it was struck late on Monday
The United States believes that two Russian aircraft attacked an aid convoy near Aleppo in a strike that shattered a one-week truce, US officials said on Tuesday.
Despite Monday's attack, diplomats struggled to save the US-Russian ceasefire agreement that took effect on 12 September.
Two US officials cited US intelligence as the claimed that two Russian Sukhoi SU-24 warplanes were in the skies above the aid convoy at the exact time it was struck late on Monday. This, they said, led them to conclude Russia was to blame.
Russia's foreign ministry spokesperson denied the assertion, telling reporters at the United Nations the US administration "has no facts" to support the claim.
