I think that it’s not off of the mark for the BBC, a well established voice in news journalism, to querry about this unfortunate incident. The current global climate is on high alert for various obvious reasons (Iraq). I think the trigger reaction for some time after an aircraft incident in the US will be to fear a terrorist attack similar to 9/11. Also, the UK and the US are the leaders in this current coalition, perhaps the BBC saw a hook that the UK is on high alert also.