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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has gained some unlikely fans - including a right-wing Hindu group in India. Members of the Hindu Sena held a prayer in support of Mr Trump winning the US presidential election. The little-known group said they supported Mr Trump "because he is hope for humanity against Islamic terror". Mr Trump has proposed a ban on Muslims entering the US - drawing widespread criticism at home and abroad. He has also advocated killing the families of terrorists and invading Syria to eradicate the so-called Islamic State group and appropriate its oil. Around a dozen members of Hindu Sena lit a ritual fire and prayers in a park in Delhi on Wednesday, and hung a banner declaring their support for Mr Trump. Surrounded by statues of Hindu gods, they threw offerin
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