US diplomats in Cuba not victims of sonic attack

New study rubbishes ‘exotic explanations’ for Havana Syndrome

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(Image credit: YAMIL LAGE/AFP via Getty Images)

The mysterious illness that spread among US embassy staff in Cuba was not down to a “sonic attack”, but emotional trauma and fear, says a new report.

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