![In this photo taken Aug. 14, 2015, a U.S. flag flies at the U.S. embassy in Havana, Cuba. At least 16 Americans associated with the U.S. Embassy in Havana suffered symptoms from attacks on their health in Cuba that have still not been explained, the United States said Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Desmond Boylan)](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/RPZK65WITT4LPISALZPW4DPC4M.jpg?smart=true&auth=a0759ee7aa5f9a37e57b0c87ba84aacdc58a76c6a9cea6a24b7036c0fc7930f8&width=400&height=225)
Staff at the U.S. embassy in Havana, Cuba appear to have been attacked. AP Photo/Desmond Boylan
Staff at the U.S. embassy in Havana, Cuba appear to have been attacked. AP Photo/Desmond Boylan
‘Acoustic attack’ targeted at least 16 US embassy staff in Cuba
A number of diplomatic staff have been withdrawn from Havana following the incident
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24 August, 2017