‘I’m very afraid, will there be more wars? Will America attack Muslim countries again?’ asked Indonesian activist Alijah Diete as Donald Trump edged closer to a shock victory in the US election.
Trump sensationally won the White House race this morning as Hillary Clinton phoned him at 2.30am local time to concede she had lost.
She made the private call shortly after sending her campaign chairman to give her supporters exactly the opposite message, that it was not over – a humiliating and bizarre end to a political career which had put her on the verge of being the first female president.
Instead a jubilant Trump headquarters erupted in cheers as the news broke.
Zuhairi Misrawi, an Islamic scholar from moderate Indonesian Islamic organisation Nahdlatul Ulama, reacted to the news by saying it would be seen as a powerplay for terrorists across the globe.
‘When the United States uses hard power, extremists gain a momentum,’ he said.
‘Those who will be the happiest when Trump wins are ISIS.’
Meanwhile, at Trump headquarters, running mate Mike Pence was first to take the stage and said: ‘This is a historic night. The American people have spoken and the American people have elected their new champion.’
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