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At least two US diplomats in Germany have complained of symptoms that point to so-called Havana syndrome, German news magazine Der Spiegel and The Wall Street Journal reported.
Citing unnamed US diplomats, the Journal said the diplomats exhibited symptoms including dizziness, severe headaches, earaches, fatigue, insomnia and sluggishness.
The phenomenon refers to a mysterious ailment first reported by American diplomats in the Cuban capital in 2016.
The still unexplained attacks have caused sickness and even brain damage in US diplomats and intelligence officials also in China, Russia and other countries.
There was initially no official confirmation for the latest reported cases in Germany, although the country’s foreign ministry said it was aware of the reports.
US lawmakers push White House on ‘Havana syndrome’ investigation
The cases would be the first reported in a member state of the Nato alliance.
In July, Austria said it was working with US authorities to investigate reports of diplomats and other officials falling sick with similar health problems.
In Washington, State Department Spokesman Ned Price said: “We don’t speak to cases anywhere”.
“These health incidents I can tell you have been a top priority for Secretary (of State Antony) Blinken,” he added. “There is nothing that we take more seriously than the health of our workforce.”
Price said there was “a major effort” at the State Department and across other agencies to determine the cause and to, of course, provide the level of care that employees need and deserve,” Price asserted.
US embassy staff in Havana was reduced to a minimum after dozens of diplomats and their relatives complained of puzzling headaches, hearing loss, dizziness and nausea.
In 2019, researchers wrote that the complaints may be related to pesticides. Other theories spoke of microwave radiation from enemy secret services or of acoustic attacks.
The exact cause of the health problems remains unclear, although the US suspects Moscow is behind them, even if the mechanism for them has yet to be explained.
Additional reporting by Agence France-Presse


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A view of the US embassy with the US flag showing the German Reichstag building in the background in Berlin, Germany. File photo: EPA

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The illness first afflicted staff at the US embassy in Havana in 2016. Photo: TNS

FILE PHOTO: A vintage car passes by the U.S embassy in Havana, Cuba August 11, 2015. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini/File Photo

The entrance of the U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou, China June 7, 2018. REUTERS/Sue-Lin Wong

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Two diplomats reportedly seeking treatment for mysterious health ailment
Cases would be the first reported in a member state of the Nato alliance



At least two US officials seek medical treatment after developing symptoms of the mysterious health ailment.


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US diplomats in Germany reportedly hit by ‘Havana syndrome’ symptoms

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Two diplomats reportedly seeking treatment for mysterious health ailment

Cases would be the first reported in a member state of the Nato alliance