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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The government has satellite images of a suspected al-Qaida training camp that federal prosecutors say was attended by a man on trial for terrorism-related charges, according to court documents.

Prosecutors had said previously they would seek to introduce images from Pakistan but had not disclosed the nature of those photographs. The evidence is expected to be a key part of the government's case against Hamid Hayat, 23, and his father, Umer Hayat, 48.

A jury was seated Wednesday for the trial of Hamid Hayat, who is charged with supporting terrorists by attending the camp in 2003 and 2004 and then lying about it to the FBI. Opening statements were expected to begin Thursday.

The government also claims Hamid Hayat planned to attack hospitals and supermarkets after he returned to the United States.

Umer Hayat is charged with lying to the FBI about his son's attending the camp. His portion of the trial is to begin next week before a separate jury that was seated Tuesday.

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Both deny the son attended the camp and have pleaded not guilty. In their brief, prosecutors did not offer any direct evidence that he did, such as photographs or witness accounts that place him there.

Rather, their case centers on statements the men made to a government informant in the United States, the men's purported videotaped confessions and the photographs they say show the actual camp.

The Pakistani government has denied any of the camps exist.

But prosecutors said they have satellite images "of a location consistent in appearance with the militant training camp that Hamid Hayat ultimately confessed that he attended," according to a brief filed late Tuesday.

Umer Hayat is charged with two counts of making false statements to FBI agents and faces eight years in prison if convicted. His son is charged with three counts of making false statements and with providing material support to terrorists. If convicted, he faces up to 31 years in prison.

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