- By James FitzGerald
- BBC News
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The syndrome was first reported by diplomats at the US embassy in Cuba in 2016
A mysterious illness that has affected US diplomats in recent years has been linked to a Russian intelligence unit.
Personnel stationed around the globe with “Havana Syndrome” have reported unexplained symptoms such as dizziness.
They may have been targeted by Russian sonic weaponry, according to a joint investigation by The Insider, Der Spiegel and CBS’s 60 Minutes.
Moscow has denied the accusations. US officials previously said it was unlikely a foreign…