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FAMILY OF 4 SLAUGHTERED
New York Post ^ | 1/15/2004 | Lorena Mongelli

Posted on 01/15/2005 4:27:27 PM PST by 4.1O dana super trac pak

A family of Christians who fled persecution in Egypt ran into a bloody nightmare in Jersey City - where the husband, wife and their two daughters were found knifed to death in their home yesterday.

The bodies of Hossam Armanious, 46, his wife, Amal Garas, and their two youg daughters - Sylvia, 15, and Monica, 8 - were found gagged with their throats slit at 4 a.m. yesterday inside the green, two-story, wood-frame home they moved into five years ago.

Investigators were struggling to figure out who could have slaughtered the religiously devout family.

Jersey City Police Chief Robert Troy Said police are leaning toward the suspects being at least an aquaintance, after finding no sign of break-in.

"I don't believe it was random," he said. "They probably knew their killers."

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Rafique Iscandar, 51, who described himself as Armanious' best friend, said his pal also came (to America) because of the pressure of being Christian in the Muslim Egypt.

"They were afraid there," Iscandar said. "They are under siege by the government. We lived in fear."

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: New Jersey
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To: ishabibble

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221 posted on 01/16/2005 1:56:28 AM PST by Cindy
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To: umgud

Most Egyptians were Christian until the conquest by theArabs around the 7th century and many remained so but persecution and jaziya etc wore the numbers down to present day 2%


222 posted on 01/16/2005 4:23:38 AM PST by Cronos (Never forget 9/11)
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To: Blood of Tyrants
I would be interested in when the family converted over to Christianity because if it had been recently, I would suspect other family members.

Copts were Christian way before our northern European ancestors became Christian.
223 posted on 01/16/2005 4:25:42 AM PST by Cronos (Never forget 9/11)
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To: Blood of Tyrants
The parents still have Arabic sounding names. So the parents were probably Muslim at one time. I would still look at family members who were Muslim for a possoble "honor killing".

Arab does not necessarily mean Mooselimb. The Lebanese etc are Christian Arabs and were Christians in the first centuries after Christ. Syria itself is 10% Christian, Egypt, 2%, Lebanon 44%, Iraq 2%, etc.
224 posted on 01/16/2005 4:27:56 AM PST by Cronos (Never forget 9/11)
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To: KoRn

Those cats look like they're checking out the "kitty porn".


225 posted on 01/16/2005 4:33:22 AM PST by Uncle Meat
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To: Axlrose
"I doubt the their former iman would have been able to afford a ticket to the US in order to pursue them."

But he might have written to someone already here.

Carolyn

226 posted on 01/16/2005 4:37:14 AM PST by CDHart
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To: 4.1O dana super trac pak
I live in Hudson County and there have been incidents of Coptics being sent threatending letters. The letters usually say something like "converto to Islam or die". It may be that his family was put to the test and chose option 2.

Either way I will pray for their souls.
227 posted on 01/16/2005 5:02:18 AM PST by e5man_r_u? (A Man's mission: Build, Protect, Provide)
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To: umgud

It would not matter, they are arabs. To these radiacls they are fair game.


228 posted on 01/16/2005 5:03:53 AM PST by e5man_r_u? (A Man's mission: Build, Protect, Provide)
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To: jan in Colorado

ping for later


229 posted on 01/16/2005 5:48:47 AM PST by jan in Colorado (To fight the enemy, you must KNOW the enemy.)
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To: All

"The religion of peace" PING


230 posted on 01/16/2005 6:43:07 AM PST by William of Orange (This tagline brought to you by John Kerry and the Kool-Aid Kollective...)
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To: WestCoastGal
There was a 'sin and sex' zotted tonight also. ;)

Same??

Hmm. I dunno. Could be. "Lover" signed up later as "revol" ("Lover" spelled backwards) and asked me if her posts as "Lover" might be restored. She/he/it was banned quickly, also.


231 posted on 01/16/2005 7:02:50 AM PST by MeekOneGOP (There is only one GOOD 'RAT: one that has been voted OUT of POWER !! Straight ticket GOP!)
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To: pbrown; Happy2BMe
This thing has me over a barrel. It taunts me, it knows it knows more than I do. Personally, between you and me, I think it's possessed...lol (sarcasm off):-)

Seriously, this thing just shuts down sometimes, annoying as he** when it does.

Yikes! :^O

Dat's not good. :^(


232 posted on 01/16/2005 7:06:52 AM PST by MeekOneGOP (There is only one GOOD 'RAT: one that has been voted OUT of POWER !! Straight ticket GOP!)
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To: sweetliberty; Brad's Gramma; null and void
Well, well. Isn't it funny how some people just show up when there's trouble?

You talkin' to ME? : )

233 posted on 01/16/2005 7:11:04 AM PST by nicmarlo
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To: Cronos

More:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1321742/posts


234 posted on 01/16/2005 7:21:00 AM PST by Blood of Tyrants (God is not a Republican. But Satan is definitely a Democrat.)
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To: Christopher Lincoln; Cronos; monkeywrench; scars

More:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1321742/posts


235 posted on 01/16/2005 7:22:46 AM PST by Blood of Tyrants (God is not a Republican. But Satan is definitely a Democrat.)
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To: pbrown
Sorry 'bout dat. :^)

236 posted on 01/16/2005 7:27:09 AM PST by MeekOneGOP (There is only one GOOD 'RAT: one that has been voted OUT of POWER !! Straight ticket GOP!)
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To: MEG33
haha! I was pretty feisty last night. :^)

237 posted on 01/16/2005 7:29:00 AM PST by MeekOneGOP (There is only one GOOD 'RAT: one that has been voted OUT of POWER !! Straight ticket GOP!)
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To: 4.1O dana super trac pak; DTogo; null and void; MeekOneGOP
'ISLAMIC HATE' EYED IN SLAYS(threatened for making anti-Muslim remarks online)

238 posted on 01/16/2005 8:00:08 AM PST by Happy2BMe ("Islam fears democracy worse than anything- If the imams can't control it - they will kill it.)
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To: Allosaurs_r_us
haha! Thanks. :^D

239 posted on 01/16/2005 8:09:30 AM PST by MeekOneGOP (There is only one GOOD 'RAT: one that has been voted OUT of POWER !! Straight ticket GOP!)
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To: Blood of Tyrants; MeekOneGOP; pbrown; Brad's Gramma
lookee here: Slaying of 4 may be tied to (Islamic) religious extremism (NJ Christian family had throats slit)
240 posted on 01/16/2005 8:13:12 AM PST by nicmarlo
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