It’s a sonic whodunit, with international ripples.
Canadian and U.S. diplomats serving in Cuba have been afflicted by a weird sonic blast that has affected their health and put police agencies in both countries on the trail for the culprit.
«A conspiracy theorist could have a field day,» said a former Canadian diplomat familiar with Cuba.
«This has been so strange and bizarre from the very beginning,» he said, speaking on background because of the sensitivity of the issue.
In March, Canada’s Foreign Affairs Department began to hear reports about «bizarre» symptoms — headaches, nosebleeds, dizziness, ringing in the ears — affecting a number of its diplomats working in Havana.
Canadian diplomats and family members were affected in the incidents, suggesting that residences may have been targeted as well as official embassy buildings.
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By Bruce Campion-Smith. Read the whole article at Toronto Star.