Syria’s army denies bombing a convoy of aid trucks in the northern province of Aleppo Monday evening, an incident the UN said could amount to a war crime.
“There is no truth to media reports that the Syrian army targeted a convoy of humanitarian aid in Aleppo province,” state media says, citing a military source.
The denial comes shortly after Moscow said neither Russian nor Syrian jets bombed the aid convoy, which was carrying assistance destined for tens of thousands of people in northern Syria.
At least 18 trucks in the 31-vehicle convoy were destroyed, according to the United Nations, which was carrying out the aid delivery alongside the Red Cross and Syrian Red Crescent.
The Red Crescent said the raids killed around 20 people including one of its staff members.
–AFP
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