(Desmond Boylan/AP)The U.S. government expelled two Cuban diplomats in May, after Americans working at the U.S. Embassy in Havana suffered unexplained physical ailments, the State Department said Thursday. The FBI is conducting an investigation of the illnesses or symptoms reported by the State Department employees over several months. (Reuters)The State Department said the Cuban government has assured Washington that it is also investigating. Harassment of U.S. diplomats in Cuba is common, and predates former president Barack Obama’s 2014 diplomatic opening to Cuba and the advent of a full-fledged U.S. embassy there. [Five things to know about Trump’s Cuba policy]“The Cuban government has a responsibility and an obligation,” to protect U.S. diplomats, Nauert said.

Source: Washington Post August 09, 2017 23:30 UTC