WASHINGTON, United States — The United States holds Russia responsible for the air strike that hit an aid convoy in Syria and killed about 20 people, a White House spokesman said Tuesday. “There only could have been two entities responsible, either the Syrian regime or the Russian government,” the spokesman, Ben Rhodes, said. “In any event, we hold the Russian government responsible for airstrikes in this space,” he added. ADVERTISEMENTREAD: Attack on aid convoy in Syria kills manyTwo Russian SU-24 warplanes were operating in the area where the aid convoy was struck in the Aleppo region late Monday, the official said. The air strike came just hours after the Syrian army announced the end of the fragile cessation of hostilities.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 20, 2016 23:03 UTC