Sec. of State Rex Tillerson on Sunday said that he is considering shutting down the U.S. embassy in Havana, Cuba over a spate of mysterious sonic attacks aimed at American diplomats stationed there.
“We have it under evaluation. It’s a very serious issue with respect to the harm that certain individuals have suffered. We’ve brought some of those people home. It’s under review,” Tillerson told CBS “Face the Nation” host John Dickerson.
Dickerson asked Tillerson about a letter sent by five Republicans senators asking the State Department to expel Cuban diplomats stationed in the U.S. and to consider shutting down the Havana embassy, which President Obama re-opened in Aug. 2015 after being closed for 54 years.
At least 21 U.S. Foreign Service officers have suffered a mixture of concussions, loss of hearing, blurry vision and brain trauma after targeted by sonic blasts at hotels where they are staying in the Cuban capital.
U.S. officials have still not identified who exactly is behind the attacks, but various news reports have suggested that the Cuban government may be working in conjunction with foreign operatives, perhaps from Russia.
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