UN inquiry launched to investigate Syria aid convoy attack

An investigation has been launched by the UN into a recent attack on an aid convoy in Syria travelling west of Aleppo city.

A Syrian Red Crescent convoy carrying UN emergency aid was attacked on 19 September by an airstrike in the town of Urem Al-Kubra.

At least 18 people were killed, including the local head of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent.

A warehouse where supplies were being unloaded and a nearby medical clinic, were also severely damaged.

The United Nations Board of Inquiry will determine the facts and report directly to the UN Secretary-General after completing its work.

SOURCE: UN Radio