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Several thousand protesters in Muslim-majority Indonesia and Malaysia rallied on Friday to condemn the US decision to recognise occupied Jerusalem as Israel's capital, as authorities tightened security outside US embassies.
Leaders in both Southeast Asian countries have joined a global chorus of condemnation of President Donald Trump's decision.
Protesters, some shouting anti-US slogans and burning an effigy of Trump, gathered in front of the American embassy in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur.
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 checkered scarves and waved Palestinian flags, while others shouted "Allahu Akbar" (God is greatest).
"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.
Water cannons were on standby at the site, but the rally was peaceful and the number of demonstrators appeared far lower than the 500 to 1,000 police had anticipated.
One protester, Yuddy Kurniawan, 30, said he was not satisfied with his government's response to the U.S. decision.
Protests across Palestinian areas after Trump move
"Jokowi can be tougher and call for a boycott of American products for instance," said Kurniawan, referring Indonesian President Joko Widodo by his nickname.
The US embassy in Jakarta advised its citizens to avoid demonstrations and said its consulate in Indonesia's second-biggest city of Surabaya had suspended public services on Friday.
A small group of students rallied in the city of Makassar on Indonesia's Sulawesi island and set fire to U.S. and Israeli flags, media reported.
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