MEPs say intelligence sources reveal 30 to 50 extraordinary renditions have taken place

Senior sources from the US intelligence community have acknowledged that the CIA has used extraordinary rendition. This was one of the main conclusions presented at a press conference on the 17 May 2006 by rapporteur Claudio Fava and the chair of the European Parliament committee investigating allegations of illegal CIA activities in Europe, Carlos Coelho, following the visit of 13 MEPs from that committee to Washington. Mr Coelho said the visit had been "very positive and productive".