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• Religious link to N.J. slayings? | No arrests had been made yesterday in the killings of Hossam Armanious, 47, his wife, Amal Garas, 37, and their two daughters. The four were found bound and gagged with their throats slashed early Friday. (Philadelphia Daily News)
• Thieving butchers | Robbery emerged as a possible motive yesterday in the grisly slaying of a devout Jersey City family, though authorities have not ruled out the theory that they were targeted for their religious beliefs, officials said. (New York Post)
• Police key on robbery as motive in slayings | Empty wallet, handbag found in Jersey City home (Star-Ledger, N.J.)
• Investigation continues into slaying of family of four | Authorities continued to investigate the brutal slayings of a couple and their two children, as a family member in Egypt called for revenge in the mysterious deaths. (Associated Press)
• Slaying of 4 may be tied to religious extremism | Islamic extremists may have murdered four members of a Coptic Orthodox family found bound, gagged and with their throats slit on Friday in their Jersey City home, a law-enforcement official familiar with the case said. (The Record and Herald News, N.J.)
• Internet chat dispute may be behind slaying of N.J. family | No arrests had been made Sunday in the killings of 47-year-old Hossam Armanious, his 37-year-old wife, Amal Garas, and their two daughters. The four were found bound and gagged with their throats slashed early Friday. (Associated Press)

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