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    Catherine Herridge reports from Washington

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New signs the Obama administration may have gone after terror suspects abroad with out providing their rights to due process.

It's a very controversial case in many of the details are still top secret but.

Fox News has learned authorities arrested three suspects last year in the small African nation of Djibouti.

US agents say the men may have ties to a terror organization based in neighboring Somalia.

But the suspect's lawyers say the -- spent months in jail with out knowing the charges against them.

Now they're facing trial here in the United States cast is live in DC for us Catherine what else do we know about -- suspects.

But on the manner alleged members of the Somali terrorist group -- -- and their lawyers say their secret detention and interrogations overseas.

Only became public when documents were unsealed and the -- briefly appeared in a Brooklyn court last December.

The appropriate venue was not to take somebody involved in the civil war in East Africa and bring -- -- the eastern district of New York.

To be prosecuted under criminal courts.

Seven also says there's no evidence his client who admits to being a member of -- -- -- Committed crimes against the US citing the -- indictment which includes the blanket charge of quote conspiracy to provide material support.

To a foreign terrorist organization.

-- -- -- Justice Department spokesman denied allegations of rendition.

Telling fox the suspects were picked up in Africa by African authorities and transferred to the U last lawfully John.

And you're getting some new information about the late radical cleric and while locking.

Within days of the 9/11 terrorist attack in 2001 the FBI suspected the American cleric and more all lucky.

May have purchased tickets for the hijackers in the months leading up to the attack.

According to newly released heavily redacted FBI records exclusively review by Fox News and obtained by judicial watch.

The bears investigation of -- his visa transactions.

Should purchases for a Mohammed odds on August 13 2001.

For an American west airlines flight from Washington DC to Las Vegas to Miami.

According to the joint congressional inquiry into 9/11 this is -- -- on his final crucial surveillance flights.

The records also list the names of -- Tom also Connie -- AW -- Sherry and they appear to be muscle hijackers.

To assist.

You know not only -- -- document showed that he was buying tickets for the hijackers.

They show he was a central focus of the FBI's investigation of 9/11.

It is saving a short time ago the FBI cautioned against strike conclusions about the documents saying there is no direct connection between -- nine elevenths.

Judicial watch is now asking the FBI to release the document in its entirety without -- actions.

For the sake of full transparency John what do development -- it had to.

Catherine Herridge thank you.

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