U.S. citizens traveling in Cuba could “be at risk” of suffering from mysterious attacks that have already harmed at least 21 American diplomats, the State Department warned Friday.
“U.S. embassy personnel are most at risk but … the American public traveling in Cuba might also be at risk as well,” a senior State Department official told reporters Friday morning.
That warning accompanied the most detailed State Department description of the symptoms of the attacks, which range from “hearing loss” to “visual complaints” and other “cognitive issues, according to the official.
The warning came after Secretary of State Rex Tillerson decided to withdraw most U.S. personnel from Cuba, and a decision that the Trump administration will curtail engagement with the Castro regime in the country, although American investigators will continue their work in Havana.
“The governments of the United States and Cuba have not yet identified the responsible party, but the government of Cuba is responsible for taking all appropriate steps to prevent attacks on our diplomatic personnel in Cuba,” the official said.
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