It is an example of bad online journalism. Apparently the writer is quoting an official, but to find who he is quoting you have to click on the link "today". S

It is an example of bad online journalism. Apparently the writer is quoting an official, but to find who he is quoting you have to click on the link "today". So you naturally think "today" is probably a link to the event, so it ends up being an article with an unnamed quote.