The American government is trying to find out what is causing symptoms in line with brain trauma in hundreds of its diplomats and intelligence officers.
Amid a rise in reported cases of so-called Havana Syndrome, the State Department named a new coordinator to look into the cases on Friday, the Associated Press reported.appointed Jonathan Moore to coordinate the department's task force on the cases.
The American government has not publicly identified what or whom might be behind the incidents. Years of investigation have not even clarified if the situations should be considered attacks or an anomaly., are encouraging employees to report possible brain injuries. CIA Director William J. Burns chose not to use the word"attacks" when asked by a congressman during a hearing in late October if the term was proper, according to AP.
The government is looking into several hundred cases, AP reported. A recent report even involved a member of Burns' traveling party during a trip to India, as well as incidents at the U.S. Embassy in Bogatá, Colombia.
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