In a statement , Australia 's attorney general , Phillip Ruddock , and Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said the United States believed that '' Mr. Habib had prior knowledge of the terrorist attacks on or before 11 September 2001 , '' adding , '' Mr. Habib has acknowledged he spent time in Afghanistan , and others there at that time claim he trained with Al Qaeda . ''
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