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Top US diplomats probe latest health 'attacks' in Cuba visit

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AFP Washington
Last Updated : Jul 25 2018 | 11:00 AM IST

Recent mystery illnesses that have injured 26 US diplomatic personnel and their families in Cuba have prompted a surprise visit by three senior State Department officials to the communist island nation.

The apparent victims of what Washington has called sonic "attacks" have suffered symptoms consistent with mild brain trauma -- including, in some cases, disorientation and hearing loss.

Acting Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Francisco Palmieri, Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Management William Todd and Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security Michael Evanoff traveled to Havana to "visit embassy personnel in light of new health attacks against US diplomats at

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First Published: Jul 25 2018 | 11:00 AM IST

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