Plane carrying expelled Russian diplomats leaves U.S.

The State Department confirmed to the Associated Press Sunday that a plane carrying 35 expelled Russian diplomats had left the United States.

President Barack Obama announced the expulsions and closed two compounds in the United States last week, when the administration announced sanctions against Russia for cyber attacks the U.S said influences the presidential election.

{mosads}The administration gave the diplomats 72 hours to depart the United States, according to the BBC.

The administration has formally accused Russia of trying to interfere in the election via cyber attacks on the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman’s email account.