Russia accused of 'Havana Syndrome' attacks

 Miami Herald:

The former head of the Pentagon’s investigation into the mysterious health incidents known as Havana Syndrome told the CBS investigation show “60 Minutes” he believes Russia was behind them and was attacking U.S. officials abroad and at home.

In partnership with The Insider, a Russian exile media outlet, and German magazine Der Spiegel, 60 Minutes reported Sunday night on new evidence connecting a possible domestic incident of Havana Syndrome to Russia and identified a Russian military intelligence unit, identified as 29155, as the possible culprit of some of the suspected attacks, the latest turn in a case that has confounded U.S. spy agencies.

Havana Syndrome got its name from the city where U.S. and Canadian diplomats and intelligence officials first reported in 2016 experiencing strange noises and sensations of pressure, and later developed debilitating symptoms like vertigo, migraines and hearing and cognitive problems. The incidents were later reported around the world, which led to suspicions that a foreign adversary, possibly Russia, was attacking U.S. diplomats and spies with some type of directed energy weapon.

As the Herald previously reported, 60 Minutes also said that a 2014 incident in Frankfurt affecting American officials might be an earlier instance of Havana Syndrome.

Though U.S. intelligence officials initially suspected Russia’s military intelligence, known by the initials GRU, U.S. intelligence agencies said in March that they hadn’t found hard evidence pointing to those responsible and that it was unlikely that a foreign adversary has been attacking American officers around the world.

But the incidents have not stopped.
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Cuba has denied responsibility for the syndrome, yet the situation persists. I have not seen anything being developed to deal with the problem.