Austria investigates reports of ‘Havana syndrome’ sickness among US officials
- Unexplained ‘attacks’ have caused sickness and even brain damage in US diplomats and intelligence officials in Cuba, China, Russia and other countries
- Scientists have theorised that the attacks, which were first reported in Cuba in 2016 and after that in China, arise from pulsed microwaves
Austria said on Saturday it was working with US authorities to investigate reports of diplomats and other officials falling sick with health problems similar to the so-called “Havana syndrome”.
US senators in May said that the government was investigating an apparent increase in mysterious directed-energy attacks, amid new reports of potentially brain-damaging incidents inside the US.
The still unexplained attacks have caused sickness and even brain damage in US diplomats and intelligence officials in Cuba, China, Russia and other countries.
Moscow is suspected to be behind them, even if the mechanism for them has yet to be explained. Scientists have theorised that the attacks arise from pulsed microwaves.
Since the first attacks were reported in Cuba in 2016, and after that in China, scientists and doctors have debated the causes and effects, without a uniform conclusion.