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U.S. Reveals Details Of Alleged 'Sonic' Attacks On Diplomats In Cuba

The U.S. State Department is investigating what is behind a series of mysterious attacks that have caused life-threatening health ailments for American citizens.
The alleged attacks were first reported in December 2016 when staffers at the U.S. Embassy in Havana and at least one Canadian began to notice symptoms. / YAMIL LAGE / Getty Images

At least 19 American diplomats in Havana have been diagnosed with wide-ranging symptoms, including hearing loss, severe headaches, loss of balance and other forms of cognitive impairment.

U.S investigators have been searching for a device that may have caused the "sonic harassment," but an ongoing investigation hasn't revealed the

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