[Published: Tuesday September 20 2016]
UN suspends Syria aid after convoy attack
New York 20 Sep (ANA) - The UN has suspended all aid convoys in Syria after its lorries were attacked by warplanes near Aleppo on Monday. The convoy had received proper permits, and all warring parties - including Russia and the US - had been notified, a UN spokesman said. Eighteen of the 31 lorries, containing wheat, winter clothes and medical supplies, were destroyed. A senior official of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent was among a number of civilians killed. The US has expressed "outrage" over the attack, which took place in the town of Urum al-Kubra hours after the Syrian army declared a US-Russian brokered truce over. The US has said it will "reassess the future prospects for co-operation" with Russia - an ally of Syria's government. Aid deliveries to besieged areas had been a key part of the cessation of hostilities deal brokered last week.(ANA)
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