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State Department not ready to blame Russia for Cuba attacks

By Joel Gehrke
Published September 11, 2018 9:49pm ET
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State Department not ready to blame Russia for Cuba attacks
"As a U.S. government, we say: Don't go do that!" State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert told reporters at a press briefing. "You can't be very bright if you're going to go over there and do that." (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) | Alex Brandon

The State Department is not prepared to blame Russia or any other entity for a mysterious string of attacks on American diplomats based in Cuba, a top U.S. diplomat said Tuesday.

“There is no known cause; no known individual or group believed to be responsible at this time,” State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert told reporters. “We are looking into it.”

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