Boris Johnson has said there is “strong” evidence that Russian warplanes carried out the airstrike on Monday that destroyed a UN aid convoy in Syria. Syria aid convoy attack: ‘the bombardment was continuous’ Read moreUS defence officials have said there was strong evidence that the airstrikes on the convoy were carried out by Russian planes, but Johnson is the first official to level the allegation publicly. The UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, said he was “looking at options for vigorously investigating” the convoy bombing, which UN officials have described as a war crime, if carried out deliberately. Speaking earlier at the security council meeting, Lavrov said Russia would welcome an investigation into the convoy bombing, as long as it was “impartial and thorough. Syria aid convoy attack: what evidence is there that Russia is to blame?

Source: The Guardian September 21, 2016 15:55 UTC