Thursday, 19 August 2021 (YJC)_ At least US officials stationed in Germany developed symptoms of the Havana Syndrome.
US officials stationed in Germany developed symptoms of the Havana Syndrome, a mysterious ailment linked to suspected radiation attacks that have stricken hundreds of American spies and diplomats around the world.
At least two US officials were treated after developing nausea, severe headaches, ear pain, fatigue, insomnia and sluggishness, according to The Wall Street Journal.
The cases were among the first reported in a NATO country that is home to US troops and weapons. Diplomats said US officials suffered similar ailments in other European nations, according to the report.
At least one other Havana Syndrome case was reported among US officials based in Berlin last month, according to NBC News
The symptoms were first reported in 2016 by US diplomats in Cuba, where the suspected “sonic attacks” changed the brain structure of 40 former staffers at the US Embassy in Havana.
The attacks have also occurred in China, Russia and Austria, and have long been suspected to be connected to Russia. Many victims were intelligence officers or emissaries working on Russian-related issues.
A CIA task force headed by an official who was involved in the search for Osama Bin Laden is currently probing the cause of the hard-to-diagnose symptoms, which have reportedly afflicted as many as 200 Americans.
One patient at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center said he was diagnosed with a brain injury similar to those seen in people exposed to explosion shock waves, the Journal reported.
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