Colombia Leaves Embassy Investigation Into US 'Havana Syndrome'
Colombian President Ivan Duque said his government was aware of so-called 'Havana syndrome' cases in the United States.
United States Embassy in Bogota, but leaves the investigation to Washington.
At least five American families associated with the Embassy in Colombia have exhibited symptoms related to the mysterious affliction, including headaches, nausea and possible brain damage, the Wall Street Journal reported. "Of course we are aware of this situation, but I want to leave it to the US authorities, who are carrying out their own investigations, because they are their own staff," Duque told reporters in
New York on Tuesday during an official visit to the States. United. The cases in Colombia are just the latest of dozens of 'Havana Syndrome' cases experienced by US diplomats and intelligence officials since 2016 - first in Cuba and then in China, Germany, Australia, Taiwan,and in the capital of the United State.
US President Joe Biden on Friday signed a public relations law providing financial support to victims of the mysterious disease. Havana law provides financial compensation for members of the State Department and the CIA who suffer from brain damage caused by what officials suspect to be direct microwave attacks.
The cause of the illness has not been fully diagnosed and the identity of the offender, if any, has not been disclosed.