New Jersey murders prompt Arab group condemnation

Story dated 18 January 2005

For those of you not following this story, a family of four was slaughtered in New Jersey last week. They were found "bound, gagged and stabbed in the throats." It is reported that nothing of value was taken from the house and the father had received threats from Islamists that they would hunt him down and kill him. The most likely motive at this time, logically, is religious -- Islamic militants made threats against this man, a Coptic Christian. I think, if it turns out that Islamists were behind these murders, this could be America's 'Van Gogh murder' (you heard it here first). Several community Muslim leaders showed up at the funeral, but had to be escorted out by police in the face of an extremely hostile congregation. The investigating authorities claim that there is no convincing evidence that religion was the motive at this time.

Please note that there are conflicting reports in the media. Reuters reports that "[r]obbery was a suspected motive after police found the house was looted" and the New York Post reports that all the jewelry was in the house, the murderers "didn't take anything."
---------Tell me Islam, What is Peace?

posted by The Sovereign Editor | 3:25 PM

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