Despite the tragedy, people are ready to come back and do the work.

A lot of response you get depends on how you treat people. The American authorities, the American military have a different approach.

Right before the intervention, they (the hostages) were bound and then their captors left their building.

They had hints. They thought they had overheard on the TV about Tom (but) they weren't sure. They found out for sure (Thursday) morning.