WASHINGTON, D.C: Some of the diplomats hurt in a mystery “sonic harassment attack” on the US embassy in Cuba suffered brain injuries or permanent hearing loss, their staff association said Friday. Washington recently said at least 16 embassy employees were injured in a series of incidents in Havana that began last year, but officials have not revealed the extent of the injuries. US officials have told reporters they believe some kind of sonic device was used to covertly undermine the envoys’ health. Separately, Canada has said one of its diplomats posted to Havana is also being treated for hearing loss. In May, the US ordered two Cuban diplomats to leave their own recently reopened embassy in Washington and return to Havana, without publicly saying why.

Source: Manila Times September 02, 2017 03:22 UTC