UPDATE 1-Russia says truck with mortar gun accompanied aid convoy in Syria - agencies
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MOSCOW, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Russia's defense ministry said on Tuesday an aid convoy that came under attack in Syria had been accompanied by a militants' pickup truck armed with a heavy mortar gun, Russian news agencies reported.
The ministry has uploaded part of the footage at its page on YouTube service: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUMJ2vm4vgU
The agencies cited a defense ministry official as saying footage provided by drones had shown "new details" of the incident on Monday.
Russia has denied reports that its or the Syrian air force had struck the convoy near Aleppo. (Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin; Editing by Gareth Jones and Janet Lawrence)
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