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Today, in a symbolic act, Iranians set fire to the flags of Israel and the United States, as well as an obelisk and a statue of Baal—which they described as a symbol of Satan—in various cities across Iran in response to the release of the Epstein documents.

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[–] Sandouq_Dyatha@lemmy.ml 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Muslims don't generally don't have a representation of what Satan looks like, Baal is an idol, already has a shape

[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Not an unreasonable explanation, thank you!