Well, there seems to have been conflicting information - hence the reason to not "jump to conclusions".

There was a story not too long after it happened stating that Hassan was working on a research study that made his contacting radical clerics seem ok. Granted that aspect of the story hasn't been getting much play over the last few days.

The only good aspect about this is that, for once, the perp is ALIVE and can be questioned. It won't bring back the dead but we might actually get some answers for once.