There are serious problems with the way this story is reported. It relies primarily on Tweets, and the author made no effort to contact officials for comment.

Having worked as an investigative journalist, I know that most authors hold themselves to finding at least three solid sources. If that's impossible to do for a given article, the author should either hold off on the lead until it matures or give the reader a firm caveat that what he or she is reading might be speculative.