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January 7, 2019

Scientists Identify Recording of Noise Targeting U.S. Diplomats in Cuba as Crickets
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New clues are emerging in the mysterious case of U.S. diplomats in Cuba
who experienced health problems after being exposed to an unidentified
high pitch sound in their homes. Scientists said Friday that the high
pitch sounds, released in a recording by the Associated Press, were made
by crickets rather than a sonic or microwave weapon, as some have
speculated. In 2016, staff at the U.S. Embassy in Cuba began reporting
unexplained symptoms, including hearing loss, dizziness, nausea and
memory loss, after hearing the sound. Last month, doctors in Florida
said that the diplomats had suffered physical damage to their ears,
though the cause of the damage remains unknown. The State Department
withdrew much of its diplomatic staff from Havana and expelled Cuban
diplomats from the U.S. following what they believe to be a targeted
attack.


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