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New accounts have emerged from CIA officers of suspected sonic attacks by [/news/russia/index.html Russia] which have been blamed for mysterious symptoms suffered by US operatives around the world. <br>After dozens of Americans became inexplicably ill in Havana beginning in 2016, similar incidents have been reported in Russia, [/news/china/index.html China], Australia and elsewhere - with suspicion falling on Moscow among US intelligence agents. <br>One officer, Marc Polymeropoulos, told [ ]that CIA agents were 'suffering in silence' after 'several senior agency officials' were affected by headaches, dizziness or loud noises in their head. <br>'What happened to US diplomats in Cuba, happened to me in Moscow,' Polymeropoulos said after falling ill in Russia in 2017. <br>Another former agent, John Sipher, said Russian security services used to 'flood the US embassy in Moscow with concentrated microwaves and  [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-quang-chau-tham-quyen-bang-tuong-5-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] electronic pulses' and even had vans that could target individuals around the Russian capital.  <br>         CIA officer Marc Polymeropoulos is pictured in Moscow where he fell ill in 2017 and says he suffered the same symptoms as US diplomats in Cuba <br>Polymeropoulos said he fell ill while on a trip to Moscow in 2017 and grew suspicious because of what had earlier been reported in Cuba.  <br>Beginning in 2016, dozens of Americans stationed in Havana suffered 'attacks of unknown nature' which are feared to have been caused by a sonic device. <br>Their symptoms included ear complaints, hearing loss, dizziness, headache, fatigue, cognitive issues, and  [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-quang-chau-tham-quyen-bang-tuong-5-ngay.html tour quảng châu] difficulty sleeping.<br>Many of those affected reported that the sensation of a loud sound appeared to come from a particular direction and only occur in certain locations.  <br>The so-called 'Havana Syndrome' has never been fully explained, but a report by the National Academies of Sciences last year said that directed radio frequency energy was the 'most plausible mechanism' behind the cases.  <br>Donald Trump initially held Cuba responsible for the attacks, while Washington expelled 15 Cuban diplomats and recalled some of its diplomatic personnel.  <br>   RELATED ARTICLES  [# Previous] [# 1] [# Next]     [/news/article-9203561/4th-warden-18-months-embattled-jail-Epstein-died.html   Federal warden who was brought in to clean up NYC jail where... ] [/news/article-9203177/Jim-Mattis-says-Donald-Trump-fomented-MAGA-riot.html   Jim Mattis says Donald Trump 'fomented' the MAGA riot... ]    <br><br><br><br>Share this article<br>Share<br><br><br>But Cuba denied involvement, describing the claims as 'science fiction', and suspicion has since fallen on Russia over the incidents. <br>Polymeropoulos, who retired due to ill health in 2019 and says he has had a 'migraine headache for three years', said he and some of those affected had been involved in a CIA 'pushback' against Russia. <br>Another former Moscow-based agent told the BBC he believed the Russians were responsible for so-called directed-energy attacks which fire energy in the form of microwaves, sound or electromagnetic radiation. <br>The agent said he did not know whether the Russians were specifically [http://www.automotivedigitalmarketing.com/main/search/search?q=attacking attacking] US agents or whether the illnesses were a by-product of another operation.  <br>         The US embassy in Cuba where dozens of American personnel suffered unexplained illnesses beginning in 2016 <br>Intelligence sources told NBC News in 2018 that Russia was now seen as the main suspect, months after it was also blamed for a nerve agent attack in Britain. <br>Further reports have also emerged around the world, including in China where some US operatives reported similar symptoms act a consulate in Guangzhou. <br>Another incident involved CIA agents staying in hotel rooms in Australia,  [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-quang-chau-tham-quyen-bang-tuong-5-ngay.html tour quảng châu] while further reports have emerged in Poland, Georgia and Taiwan. <br>In Britain, a White House official is said to have felt pressure in their head while staying in a London hotel in 2019 in an incident that is still under investigation. <br>Polymeropoulos is calling on the US Congress to hold formal investigations into the issue, while the head of the scientific investigation also wants more monitoring.  <br>'I'd rather I was shot. I'd rather there was an overt hole in my body that I knew that we could try to fix, as opposed to what's happening now,' Polymeropoulos said.<br>New US secretary of state Antony Blinken has promised to share more details about the Havana incidents and ensure 'accountability' if a state is found responsible.  <br>However, the US has yet to formally accuse Moscow of being behind the attacks. <br>         Cuban officials give a press conference about the alleged 'acoustic attacks' in Havana, where the US withdrew some of its diplomatic staff <br>Russia typically denies involvement in shadowy activities abroad, including its meddling attempts in the 2016 presidential election. <br>Moscow's [http://search.usa.gov/search?affiliate=usagov&query=Internet Internet] Research Agency was accused of spreading misinformation on social media to help Trump and undermine Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. <br>Trump himself downplayed the reports, while the two-year Mueller investigation into alleged links between his campaign and Russia ended in anticlimax when the report neither accused him of collusion nor exonerated him. <br>Ahead of the 2020 election, US intelligence agencies accused both Russia and Iran of trying to interfere, drawing denials from both Moscow and Tehran. <br>Polymeropoulos said Russia had shown itself willing to push boundaries in recent years, for example with the poison attack on British soil in 2018. <br>The assassination attempt against former double agent Sergei Skripal sent Moscow's relations with the West to their lowest point since the Cold War. <br>They soured further last year when Russia was accused of using the same Soviet-era nerve agent to attack opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Siberia. <br>The Kremlin has denied involvement in either poisoning, but has refused to open a full investigation into the Navalny case.  <br><br><br><br><br>data-track-module="am-external-links^external-links"><br>Read more:<br><br>[ Is Russia targeting CIA spies with secret weapons? - BBC News]<br><br><br><br>DM.later('bundle', function()<br>DM.has('external-source-links', 'externalLinkTracker');<br>);