The perpetrator was a Muslim; he beheaded his victims, who were Coptic Christians, in typical jihadist style.
A few years ago there was a Copt who was murdered, along with his daughter. Copts speak Arabic, and he was going on Arabic Islamist sites and debating with them. They didn't like infidels on their forums. They hunted him down.
25 posted on 02/13/2013 2:24:33 PM PST by PapaBear3625
(You don't notice it's a police state until the police come for you.)
28 posted on 02/13/2013 2:58:01 PM PST by little jeremiah
(Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. CSLewis)