CIA cast doubt on ‘Havana syndrome’ being a foreign attack — reports
By DW
20 January 2022 |
3:50 pm
Most cases of the mysterious health condition, dubbed "Havana syndrome," are unlikely to have been caused by a foreign power, according to an interim CIA report cited by the US media.
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