A just-released report by US lawmakers accuses US intelligence agencies of botching their investigation into the illnesses that affected hundreds of American diplomats and intelligence officers — a charge US intelligence officials deny

A series of brain injuries and other serious health ailments that struck hundreds of U.S. diplomats and intelligence officials was almost certainly the work of a U.S. adversary, according to a new report by lawmakers, who accuse U.S. intelligence agencies of trying to hide the truth.