Brawl Erupts After Funeral for Slain Egyptian Family
A funeral for an Egyptian Christian couple and their two daughters slain last week devolved into a melee after the services Monday, with mourners shoving and punching each other as many blamed Muslims for the killings.
Investigators are looking into the possibility that Hossam Armanious, 47, his 37-year-old wife, Amal Garas, and their daughters, Sylvia, 15, and Monica, 8, were slain by a Muslim angered over postings that the father wrote in an Internet chat room.
The family is part of the Coptic Orthodox Church, whose members make up about 10% of Egypt’s population. Copts generally live in peace with Muslims, but violence has flared in Egypt recently.
The family’s bodies were found bound and gagged Friday, their throats and heads stabbed. No arrests have been made.
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