U.S. Expels Two Cuban Diplomats Over 'Acoustic' Attack Of U.S. Embassy Employees In Havana

CNN: US embassy employees in Cuba possibly subject to 'acoustic attack'

(CNN)The US believes several State Department employees at the US embassy in Havana were subjected to an "acoustic attack" using sonic devices that left at least two with such serious health problems they needed to be brought back to the US for treatment, several senior State Department officials told CNN.

One official said the employees could have suffered permanent hearing loss as a result.

The employees affected were not at the same place at the same time, but suffered a variety of physical symptoms since late 2016 which resembled concussions.

The State Department raised the incidents with the Cuban government over the course of several months and sent medical personnel to Havana, but have not been able to determine exactly what happened.

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WNU Editor: My "Cuban contacts" are telling me that it is summer .... it is hot .... and the electricity is being turned on and off everyday (Venezuela can no longer supply the oil that Cuba needs, and the Russians want cash). This is just a distraction story that will be part of the Cuban news cycle for the next few days .... but reading this does makes me feel that I am back in the Cold War.

More News On Reports That U.S. Diplomats Suffered An 'Acoustic' Attack In Havana

US expelled two Cuban diplomats after embassy employees in Cuba developed unexplained ailments -- Washington Post
Hearing loss of US diplomats in Cuba blamed on covert device -- Washington Post
U.S. government personnel in Havana report "incidents" causing physical symptoms -- CBS
Cuban diplomats expelled after alleged 'acoustic attack' -- UPI
Cuban diplomats kicked out of US after Americans experience 'physical symptoms' in Cuba -- FOX News
Cuban Diplomats Expelled After U.S. Embassy Staff 'Incidents' In Havana -- NPR
Cuban diplomats expelled from Washington over incident that harmed US personnel in Havana, State Department says -- Los Angeles Times
US expels Cuban diplomats after Havana 'incidents' -- DW