Iranian police have arrested more than 260 people, including three European citizens, on suspicion of spreading satanism, the state-run IRNA news agency reported Friday.

The report said the suspects were arrested on Thursday night in Shahryar County, west of the capital of Tehran, for “spreading the culture of satanism and nudity.” It did not elaborate.

It was not clear how such a large number of arrests were made in one night — if the suspects were in one location, at some gathering or party, or not.

Gatherings where unrelated men and women are seen together are illegal in Iran and considered a sin under Islamic law.

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      6 months ago

      Yeah, I would hate seeing those nude sexy satanists. They better stay away from my house, at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20500.

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        6 months ago

        Goddamnit Joe get off lemmy or we’ll do to ya what Tumblr did to Alex Jones.

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            6 months ago

            They basically harrassed him by saying they were gonna fuck his wife, basically targeted Tumblr goblin energy. The only celebrity Tumblr accepts is Neil Gaiman.