obviously there is a lot we do not know, but it fits a pattern of attacks we have seen, including last year byjihadists linked to the islamic state, which is probably the islamic state khorasan, which is in central asia, and has carried out attacks in moscow and this attack is close to their home territory. we know the sites that were targeted, two churches, one a synagogue, these are religious venues. can we make anything from that in terms of what was actually targeted? so the islamic state and individuals that follow it see themselves as part of a religious struggle. they see a western war on islam and they see a religious struggle. they say western war on islam done by christians and dues against muslims, so by striking religious targets, they believe they re defending their faith. as you said earlier, we re still working to confirm a lot of the facts here and figure out exactly who was behind this but in your assessment, do you think this has the hallmarks of an act by a