UN sets up inquiry to investigate Syria aid convoy bombing

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced he is setting up a board of inquiry to investigate the bombing of an aid convoy in Syria last week that killed 18 people.

Updated on: Sep 30, 2016, 23:55:41 IST

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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced he is setting up a board of inquiry to investigate the bombing of an aid convoy in Syria last week that killed 18 people.

This image provided by the Syrian anti-government group Aleppo 24 news, shows damaged trucks carrying aid, in Aleppo, Syria. . (AP)

The internal UN panel “will ascertain the facts of the incident” on September 19 and report to Ban, who will “decide what further steps to take,” said a UN statement.

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