No, I don't think it is a conincidence. But, unless something comes out later (and it might) that somebody was set to refute the original version of the story, I don't see why anyone would be so outraged. Mis-statements were made, and they were corrected, before anyone challanged them.
Believe me, I am not trying to imply that we should trust everything we here. I think it is human nature to "fill in the blanks" to make sense of a story, when all the details aren't available.
On top of that, given the nature of our delicate relationship with various countres Middle East, there is a reason to be careful about the details given. What seems righteous to us, may not be perceived so in other parts of the world.