Headaches, hearing loss, dizziness and nausea – the so-called “Havana syndrome” has repeatedly occurred in recent years among US diplomats and their families. However, according to new findings, no foreign adversaries should have been responsible for this.
According to media reports, the US secret services do not believe that a “foreign adversary” is responsible for the so-called “Havana syndrome” among US diplomats. This is the preliminary conclusion of years of intelligence research into the mysterious illnesses of embassy personnel, the Washington Post reported Wednesday, citing Secret Service employees.
There is still no plausible explanation for the cases. It was a “frustrating mystery,” the newspaper quoted an employee as saying. The secret services are open to new ideas and evidence.
Vienna also affected
Since 2016, countless US diplomats living in Havana, Cuba, and their families have complained of mysterious headaches, hearing loss, dizziness, and nausea. The embassy staff was subsequently reduced to a minimum.
Similar complaints were later reported in other places around the world, including Vienna. The US government did not rule out that it could be some kind of attack, but always emphasized that it was not known who or what was behind it.
Is Russia behind it?
Many of those affected claim they were victims of a premeditated attack. Time and again Russia is mentioned as a possible cause of the complaints. According to the Washington Post, the current report almost completely contradicts this statement. The diplomats involved have repeatedly accused the US government of downplaying the symptoms.
Source: Krone
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