(New York Times) Lizette Alvarez - Hasib Hussain, 18, was the impressionable one, a charming young man who had been drifting into a reckless teenage life until religion set him straight. About 18 months ago he went on the hajj to Saudi Arabia, neighbors said, and returned a changed person, less aggressive and keenly interested in religion. He, too, went to Pakistan, the BBC reported. The adults around him, who had been concerned that he was veering out of control, seemed pleased at the change.
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