A man told a court that he learned about weapons and explosives and prepared for holy war at an al Qaida training camp allegedly attended by terror suspect Jose Padilla.

A member of an unrelated terrorist group testified today he learned about weapons and explosives and prepared for jihad at an al-Qaida training camp which prosecutors say alleged terrorist Jose Padilla also attended.

US prosecutors and lawyers for alleged al-Qaida operative Jose Padilla and two co-defendants were poised to start opening statements today in a trial expected to last well into August.