Sonic attacks: are spies giving diplomats brain injuries?

Canadian embassy workers in Havana complain of similar unexplained symptoms to US colleagues

US Embassy in Havana, Cuba
The US embassy in Havana
(Image credit: Yamil Lage / AFP / Getty)

Canadian embassy workers have become the latest foreign diplomats to complain of mysterious ailments while working in Cuba.

Staffers have gone public with their experiences, which began in the spring of 2017, saying that they feel “abandoned” by the government in Ottawa.

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