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A YOUNG boy left distraught by the news some of the victims of the Manchester terror attack were only a few years older than him has organised a vigil.

The five-year-old asked his mum what the children who died "will do in heaven without their mummies and daddies" before deciding to put together a memorial.

 Kameron Mahmood decided to organise a memorial for the young victims of the terror attack
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Kameron Mahmood decided to organise a memorial for the young victims of the terror attackCredit: BPM MEDIA
 He and his family will be in a Birmingham park later today to release balloons and hold a memorial
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He and his family will be in a Birmingham park later today to release balloons and hold a memorialCredit: BPM MEDIA
 People gather to see flowers and messages of support in St Ann's Square in Manchester
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People gather to see flowers and messages of support in St Ann's Square in ManchesterCredit: Getty Images

Kameron Mahmood, along with his mum Charlene and dad Kaiser, will release 50 pink balloons in Shard End Park, Birmingham, at 4pm today followed by a two-minute silence.

His mum told : "Kameron is heartbroken. It has had a big impact on him and he keeps asking me what the children will do in heaven without their mummies and daddies.

"He keeps saying it's not fair and he wants to help. He said he wanted to release balloons for them and so I suggested we hold a memorial."

In total 22 people, including many children and teenagers, were killed in the attack.

The youngest victim was

Charlene said the family wants to show Manchester that they are with them in sharing the pain felt from the horrific attack on Monday night.

Charlene talked through what had happened when suicide bomber Salman Abedi detonated the bomb in Manchester Arena at the end of the Ariana Grande concert with her son.

She explained to him why adults were upset and added "it has really affected him".

 People have left hundreds of tributes to the victims in St Ann's Square, central Manchester
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People have left hundreds of tributes to the victims in St Ann's Square, central ManchesterCredit: AP:Associated Press
 The youngster, along with his mum Charlene and dad Kaiser, will release 50 pink balloons in Shard End Park
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The youngster, along with his mum Charlene and dad Kaiser, will release 50 pink balloons in Shard End ParkCredit: BPM MEDIA

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The youngster became scared to go to school but his mum hopes taking part in the vigil will help him understand what happened.

Britain has seen its terror threat level rise this week to critical – the first time it has been that high in a decade.

Immediately after the attack police began a desperate race against time to find the bomb gang behind the Manchester Arena massacre on Monday night.

A total of ten people have now been arrested over the devastating attack which saw 22 people killed and 64 injured.

A man and a woman were released without charged and eight men remain in custody for questioning.

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