What follow are the first three paragraphs of Matthew Lee and Michael Weissenstein's 8-9-17 Time article entitled "U.S. Diplomats in Cuba Attacked With Sonic Weapon That Caused Hearing Loss":
"The two-year-old U.S. diplomatic relationship with Cuba was roiled Wednesday by what U.S. officials say was a string of bizarre incidents that left a group of American diplomats in Havana with severe hearing loss attributed to a covert sonic device.
"In
the fall of 2016, a series of U.S. diplomats began suffering
unexplained losses of hearing, according to officials with knowledge of
the investigation into the case. Several of the diplomats were recent
arrivals at the embassy, which reopened in 2015 as part of former
President Barack Obama's reestablishment of diplomatic relations with
Cuba.
"Some
of the diplomats' symptoms were so severe that they were forced to
cancel their tours early and return to the United States, officials
said. After months of investigation, U.S. officials concluded that the
diplomats had been exposed to an advanced device that operated outside
the range of audible sound and had been deployed either inside or
outside their residences. It was not immediately clear if the device was
a weapon used in a deliberate attack, or had some other purpose."
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