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The mystery of Havana syndrome

09/09/2021 GMT

BBC World Service - Assignment, The mystery of Havana syndrome

The mystery illness that has struck American diplomats and spies

The mystery illness that has struck American diplomats and spies which began after some reported hearing strange sounds in Havana 2016.

Gordon Corera investigates the mysterious illness that has struck American diplomats and spies. It began after some reported hearing strange sounds in Havana 2016, but reports have since spread around the world. Doctors, scientists, intelligence agents and government officials have all been trying to find out what exactly causes these sounds and the lingering health effects. Some call it an act of war, others wonder if it is some new and secret form of surveillance while others believe it could even be in the mind. So who or what is responsible? 

Producer: Emma Wells
Editor: Bridget Harney

(Image: Illustration of a man sitting in a chair in a laboratory, a device behind him pulsing wavy beams of microwave energy through his head. Credit: BBC/Gerry Fletcher)

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