American diplomats suffered symptoms from a sonic “incident” in Cuba last month, the State Department said Friday, adding to the mystery of how Americans serving there have been diagnosed with hearing loss, traumatic brain injury and other ailments.
The August incident, which the State Department would not further describe, came months after the first symptoms were reported. The earlier incidents only came to light in August, and at that time officials indicated that whatever caused the diplomats’ medical problems was no longer occurring. The State Department has not described the events as an attack.
State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in a statement late Friday that 19 Americans are now confirmed to have been affected, up from 16 reported last month. The Trump administration has not blamed the Cuban government for what the union representing foreign service officers called “sonic harassment attacks” dating to late 2016.
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