GENEVA — Analysis of satellite imagery of a deadly attack on an aid convoy in Syria last month showed that it was an air strike, a UN expert said on Wednesday in remarks that were later toned down to say it was not a conclusive finding.About 20 people were killed in the attack on the UN and Syrian Arab Red Crescent convoy at Urem Al-Kubra near the northern city of Aleppo that also destroyed 18 of 31 trucks, a warehouse and clinic.The US blamed two Russian warplanes which it said were in the sky above the area at the time of the incident. Moscow denies this and says the convoy "caught fire"."We had an image of that and could clearly see the damage there. With our analysis we determined it was an air strike and I think multiple other sources have said that as well," Lars Bromley, research adviser at UN Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT), told a news briefing."For air strikes, what you are usually looking out for is the size of the crater that is visible and the type...
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