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Reuters

Thousands of protesters in Muslim-majority countries in Asia rallied on Friday to condemn the US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, as authorities tightened security outside American embassies.
Leaders in Indonesia, Malaysia and Pakistan have joined a global chorus of condemnation of President Donald Trump’s decision.

Hundreds of protesters gathered in Afghanistan’s capital with placards, effigies of Trump and at least one burning US flag.
“Death to America! Death to Trump and Israel!” the crowds chanted.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, a staunch US ally, has not commented on Trump’s decision.
In Indonesia, a few hundred demonstrators mostly clad in white rallied outside the US embassy in Jakarta, capital of the world’s biggest Muslim-majority country.

Some wore chequered scarves and waved Palestinian flags.
“We’re standing here in the name of justice and humanity. We’ve gathered to defend our Palestinian brothers and sisters,” said one rally leader in Jakarta.
Trump said on Wednesday the US would move its embassy to Jerusalem in the coming years.
Protests have erupted in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip as the Islamist group Hamas urged Palestinians to launch a fresh uprising against Israel.

In Malaysia, protesters gathered in front of the American embassy in the capital, Kuala Lumpur.
“Mr President, this is an illegal announcement. Jerusalem is an occupied territory,” Minister for Youth and Sports Khairy Jamaluddin said through a loudspeaker towards the embassy.
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on Thursday called on Muslims worldwide to strongly oppose any recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.

About 3,000 people in Bangladesh gathered in front of the main mosque in the capital, Dhaka, to protest.
In Pakistan’s major cities, hundreds of Islamists hardliners rallied in small groups.
“Down with America, down with Israel and no to Israel occupation,” chanted protesters in the cities of Lahore and Peshawar.
Controversial Pakistani cleric Hafiz Saeed promised bigger protests over Jerusalem and urged the government to convene a conference of Muslim-majority states.
“Pakistan should take the lead, being the only nuclear state of the Islamic world,” said Saeed, who was released from house arrest last month by a Pakistani court.
The United States and India blame Saeed as the mastermind of the attacks that killed 166 people in India’s financial capital, Mumbai.

In Kashmir, small groups of people protested in Srinagar, the capital of the Indian portion of the divided Muslim-majority region that is claimed by both India and Pakistan.
“We condemn the idiot Trump’s decision,” said a placard on an effigy of the US president.


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Muslims in Asia protest against Trump’s Jerusalem plan

Muslim men burn portraits of US President Donald Trump during a rally against his decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. Photo: AP

epa06376100 Kashmiri Shiite Muslims shout anti-US and anti-Israel slogans as they carry an effigy of US president Donald J.Trump during a protest against his declaration to recognize Jerusalem as capital of Israel, in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, 08 December 2017. On 06 December, US President Donald J. Trump announced Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and will relocate the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Meanwhile authorities in Indian Kashmir imposed partial restrictions in parts of downtown Srinagar to prevent any law and order problem following call by separatist leaders to protest against US decision. EPA-EFE/FAROOQ KHAN

Kashmiri Shitte Muslims shout slogans against the United States and Israel during a protest in Srinagar on December 8, 2017, following US President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital. / AFP PHOTO / Tauseef MUSTAFA

Malaysian Muslims hold placards during a demonstration against US President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, outside the US embassy in Kuala Lumpur on December 8, 2017. Thousands of protesters in Muslim-majority Malaysia demonstrated December 8 outside the US embassy over President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, denouncing it as a "slap in the face" for Muslims worldwide. / AFP PHOTO / -

Muslim men burn a tire as they shout slogans during a protest against U.S.President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital outside the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Dec. 8, 2017. Hundreds of people across the most populous Muslim country staged protests Friday against Trump administration's policy shift on the contested city. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

epa06376099 Kashmiri Shiite Muslims shout anti-US and anti-Israel slogans as they burn an effigy of US president Donald J.Trump during a protest against his declaration to recognize Jerusalem as capital of Israel, in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, 08 December 2017. On 06 December, US President Donald J. Trump announced Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and will relocate the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Mean while authorities in Indian Kashmir imposed partial restrictions in parts of downtown Srinagar to prevent any law and order problem following call by separatist leaders to protest against US decision. EPA-EFE/FAROOQ KHAN