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CBS News reported on Tuesday that evidence existed that American embassy staff in Uzbekistan may have suffered similar symptoms to those targeted by unexplained acoustic attacks in Cuba. State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert fervently denied that any incident had occurred in Tashkent, the Uzbek capital.
CBS cites “American sources” in their report, who claim that the alleged attacks may indicate that the government of Russia, which has ties to both Uzbekistan and Cuba, could be behind the attacks.
One source told CBS that two American government staffers in Tashkent “suffered similar effects” as those of diplomats…