EU proves 1,000 secret CIA Europe flights

THE CIA has conducted more than 1,000 undeclared flights over European territory since 2001, a clear violation of an international treaty, European Parliament investigators said yesterday.

Politicians in Brussels investigating alleged illegal CIA activities in Europe also said incidents when terror suspects were handed over to US agents did not appear to be isolated, and that the suspects often were transported by the same planes and groups of people.

EU politicians presented a first preliminary report on their findings, working off data provided by Eurocontrol, the EU’s air safety agency, and information gathered during three months of hearings and testimony by individuals who said they were kidnapped and tortured by US agents, EU officials and rights groups.