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Thu 12 Dec 2005EU to look into CIA use of Europe for detention centresEU: The European Parliament has decided to create a temporary committee to investigate the suspected use of European countries by the Central Intelligence Agency for the illegal detention and transport of terror suspects.During a debate in the parliament on the issue yesterday, EU justice and security commissioner Franco Frattini told MEPs there was no evidence confirming the allegations. In doing so, he appeared to contradict the findings of a Council of Europe committee which, in a report released this week, suggested the allegations were credible.