`Sonic attack` fears as more US diplomats fall ill in China
(The Guardian China)

Consular employees sent home from Guangzhou for medical checks as Mike Pompeo sets up new investigationMore US citizens have been evacuated from China, reviving concerns that American government personnel and their families may be the target of `sonic attacks` by a rival country. US state department officials said on Wednesday it had sent `a number of individuals` from its consulate in Guangzhou back to the US for `further evaluation and a comprehensive assessment of their symptoms`. Last month, a consulate worker in Guangzhou was found to have suffered a mild traumatic brain injury after reporting `abnormal sensations of sound and pressure` from late 2017 through to April 2018. Related: US issues China health alert after brain injury to consular employee Related: Mass hysteria may explain `sonic attacks` in Cuba, say top neurologists Continue reading...