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Eugene

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Thu Aug 24, 2017, 09:18 PM Aug 2017

Sixteen US staff in Cuba hurt in 'acoustic attack'

Source: BBC

Sixteen US staff in Cuba hurt in 'acoustic attack'

24 August 2017 US & Canada

At least 16 US government employees suffered symptoms after a possible acoustic attack targeting the US embassy in Cuba, the state department says.

Several staff members required treatment for their symptoms, spokeswoman Heather Nauert said.

The attacks appeared to have ceased, Ms Nauert added.

Cuba has denied targeting foreign diplomats and said it was investigating the allegations.

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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41041216
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Sixteen US staff in Cuba hurt in 'acoustic attack' (Original Post) Eugene Aug 2017 OP
And still Trump does nothing johnsonsnap Aug 2017 #1
 

johnsonsnap

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1. And still Trump does nothing
Thu Aug 24, 2017, 09:23 PM
Aug 2017

At least Obama ended the wet foot/dry foot policy in order to punish people fleeing Cuba.

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