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U.S. says two Cuban diplomats expelled after 'incidents' in Havana
Source: Reuters
#WORLD NEWS AUGUST 9, 2017 / 4:52 PM / AN HOUR AGO
U.S. says two Cuban diplomats expelled after 'incidents' in Havana
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States in May expelled two Cuban diplomats based in Washington after unspecified "incidents" caused physical symptoms in Americans serving at the U.S. Embassy in Havana, the State Department spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
The exact nature of the incidents was unclear, but the Americans serving in Cuba returned to the United States "for medical reasons," State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert told reporters.
The United States first learned of the incidents in late 2016, she said.
"We don't have any definitive answers about the source or the cause of what we consider to be incidents," Nauert said. "It's caused a variety of physical symptoms in these American citizens who work for the U.S. government. We take those incidents very seriously, and there is an investigation currently under way."
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U.S. says two Cuban diplomats expelled after 'incidents' in Havana
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States in May expelled two Cuban diplomats based in Washington after unspecified "incidents" caused physical symptoms in Americans serving at the U.S. Embassy in Havana, the State Department spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
The exact nature of the incidents was unclear, but the Americans serving in Cuba returned to the United States "for medical reasons," State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert told reporters.
The United States first learned of the incidents in late 2016, she said.
"We don't have any definitive answers about the source or the cause of what we consider to be incidents," Nauert said. "It's caused a variety of physical symptoms in these American citizens who work for the U.S. government. We take those incidents very seriously, and there is an investigation currently under way."
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-cuba-diplomacy-idUSKBN1AP2JR