US expels 15 diplomats as Cuba attack toll rises

Published October 3, 2017 3:02pm ET



Fifteen Cuban diplomats must leave the United States within seven days over the ongoing and mysterious attacks against American personnel in Havana, the State Department announced Tuesday.

“The decision was made due to Cuba’s failure to take appropriate steps to protect our diplomats in accordance with its obligations under the Vienna Convention,” Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said in a Tuesday morning statement.

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