The United States Government acknowledged this Thursday that it still does not know “who is responsible” for the so-called “Havana syndrome”, as the strange attacks once morest US diplomats in various countries of the world are known, following new cases were known in Switzerland and France.
“To date, we do not know exactly what has happened and we do not know exactly who is responsible,” said Antony Blinken, US Secretary of State, in an interview with MSNBC television.
Blinken’s statements coincide with reports of new cases, first advanced by the Wall Street Journal, in the US diplomatic missions in Geneva (Switzerland) and Paris.
Blinken remarked that the US Administration is working “tirelessly to get to the bottom of what happened” and “protect” employees and diplomats on missions abroad.
The “Havana syndrome” causes symptoms similar to those of brain injuries, dizziness, headaches and lack of ability to concentrate.
In addition to Cuba, where the first cases were detected in 2016 and 2017, there have been similar incidents in China, Austria, Germany, Colombia and even in Washington.
More than 200 US diplomats and relatives assigned to different countries have suffered from symptoms of the so-called “Havana syndrome”.
In October 2021, US President Joe Biden signed legislation dubbed the “Havana Law”, which establishes that the US Government has an obligation to help those who have suffered these mysterious “attacks”.
The victims have been asking for more help from the US government for years, first from Donald Trump (2017-2021) and then from Biden himself.
The origin of these mysterious “attacks” is still unknown, although some experts suggest that radio frequency energy might have been used.
In 2017 Trump accused the Government of Cuba of being responsible for what the US authorities then described as “acoustic” or “sonic” attacks, which served as a pretext for the then president to break the diplomatic thaw with the island.
An internal government report released in early 2021 revealed that Trump indicted Havana without evidence.
This story was originally published on January 13, 2022 9:16 pm.
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