Havana Syndrome victims get $3m payout from US government - BBC News

US officials and diplomats and their families began reporting a mysterious illness a decade ago.

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Symptoms of the intriguing illness were first reported by diplomats at the US embassy in Cuba in 2016

The US government has paid nearly $3m (£2.2m) in compensation to victims of so-called Havana Syndrome, a mysterious neurological condition reported by spies, diplomats and their families.

The payments are the first to be made to US agency staff in relation to the illness, reports of which began emerging a decade ago by CIA officers working in the Cuban capital.

Since then, American staff based elsewhere, including China, have reported "anomalous health incidents".

Sufferers have described symptoms such as hearing a low hum, clicks, squeals and "grinding metal" while others reported intense pressure on the skull, dizziness and nausea.