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Authorities in Iraq arrested a whopping 48 people accused of illegally practicing witchcraft. The suspected sorcerers were reportedly taken into custody as part of a sweeping crackdown on the proverbial dark arts on the part of the country's Ministry of Interior. In detailing the arrests earlier this week, the agency indicated that the two-week-long operation was conducted in coordination with Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council, which sought to put an end to "these dangerous phenomena" that "pose a direct threat to social peace, ethical values, and the rule of law."
More on this chilling story at the Coast to Coast AM website.