I think the perp’s name ADDS data to this. Why discount it? The more we know about any given event, the more we know. Is it coincidental that he has a ME name? I don’t believe so. Is there more to find, given that data? Quite possibly.
Perhaps they will follow up with ‘he was mentally unstable.’ That will prove that he was an Islamic terrorist.
I agree - If the perp’s name was John Smith I wouldn’t have given it a second glance.