WASHINGTON, Dec 9 — The US Senate is expected to release a long-awaited, controversial report today detailing the CIA’s interrogation methods following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

The 6,000 page report, the first such document to detail alleged use of torture on al-Qaeda suspects during the “War on Terror,” has been criticised by former officials and has prompted fears its release could incite extremists into violent acts against the US and its interests around the globe.

Sources familiar with the report told the New York Times that takes a sharply critical view of the interrogation methods, such as waterboarding and sleep deprivation, used by the CIA to extract information from terror suspects, questioning their efficacy.

The report is also said to detail previously undocumented methods such as threatening detainees with power drills and sexual threats with a broomstick.

This animation explains waterboarding — one of the more commonly known methods used during the interrogations. — Reuters

The US Senate is expected to release a long-awaited, controversial report today detailing the CIA’s interrogation methods following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre. — Reuters pic