CIA chief speeds efforts to learn cause of Havana Syndrome attacks
25 Jul 2021, 07 GMT+10
WASHINGTON, D.C.: About 100 CIA officers and family members serving abroad have complained of ailments that include migraines and dizziness called the Havana syndrome, CIA Director William Burns said on Thursday.
In all, some 200 U.S. embassy officials and family members have complained of suffering from Havana syndrome, symptoms.
In a radio interview on Thursday, Burns said he has increased efforts at the CIA to determine the cause of the syndrome and who or what is responsible.
Burns confirmed that he has assigned a senior officer who once led the hunt for Osama bin Laden to head the group investigating the syndrome, and said he tripled the size of the medical team involved in the probe.
CIA chief speeds efforts to learn cause of Havana Syndrome attacks
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About 100 CIA officers, family members afflicted by Havana Syndrome
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