This has been going on for some time.
I remember when the fanatic murderers holding the US Embassy in Iran were ‘students’. After 400 days, they were students. One got the impression that murdering innocent Americans and creating international incidents was something they did between classes.
Thirty years later, the problem is clearly systemic.
Must have been some sort of workstudy program. Terrorism in the Modern Age 301 & 302. Extensive lab work required. See Dr. Igotcher Jihad Riyteer.
Wasn't Mahmoud Ahmadinejad one of the "students?"