I haven't been following this case in much detail. Do they have any leads on this person (these people)? Any idea at all what he/she looks like?
HS, I agree with you about it being terrorism. Here's the definition, according to The American Heritage Dictionary:
terrorism: n The unlawful use or threatened use of force or violence by a person or an organized group against people or property with the intention of intimidating or coercing societies or governments, often for ideological or political reasons.
We can't yet prove that it was done for political reasons, but if trying to murder a boy on his way to school isn't violence and intimidation, what is?