Russia says it has stopped bombing Aleppo ahead of planned ceasefire

Russia says it has stopped bombing Aleppo as of 10am local time (0700 GMT) on Tuesday morning.

The Russian foreign ministry says this comes ahead of a eight hour ceasefire announced for Thursday which will allow civilians to evacuate.

Elena Casas has more from Moscow.

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