Trumps Cuba accusations contradicted by State Department
Trump’s Cuba accusations contradicted by State Department
The United States has “not assigned blame to the Government of Cuba", an official cable read.
E.A. CRUNDEN
OCT 17, 2017, 12:45 PM
President Donald Trump claimed on Monday that Cuba was responsible for a series of bizarre attacks on U.S. workers that have strained U.S.-Cuba relations and prompted a number of dramatic diplomatic measures. Later that same day, a State Department cable obtained by the Associated Press appeared to contradict him.
“I do believe Cuba’s responsible. I do believe that,” Trump told reporters at a Rose Garden press conference. “And it’s a very unusual attack, as you know. But I do believe Cuba is responsible.”
The president’s comments were in reference to an ongoing and unexplained series of attacks that first began last year and appeared to target U.S. embassy personnel working in Havana. Diplomats reported hearing strange sounds and were later diagnosed with mild to severe hearing damage. The most recent occurrence was reported in August.
Some of the victims have also reported mild traumatic brain injury in addition to possible damage to the central nervous system. The phenomenon has impacted up to 22 people and an investigation is underway.
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