You are very likely learning about the Feb. 5 murders of Hany Tawadros and Amgad Konds from reading this despite their bodies being found just across the river in Buena Vista Township.
The men were Coptic Christians from Jersey City. They were shot then beheaded and their hands cut off.
The man arrested for the deed is Yusuf Ibrahim, a 28-year-old Muslim from Jersey City.
The authorities and old media, in what little was reported, are taking pains to avoid mentioning his religion while making it a point to say a motive is yet unknown.
Some, however, are impolitely noting Qur’an 8:12 which says: [Remember] when your Lord
inspired to the angels, “I am with you, so strengthen those
who have believed. I will cast terror into the hearts of
those who disbelieved, so strike [them] upon the necks and
strike from them every fingertip.”
