This is the poignant moment a young Muslim man turns terror on its head...by going into town to hug as many people as he can.

Video blogger Baktash Noori seized on small acts of kindness to show that he and thousands of other Muslim Mancs were in shock.

Carrying a sign which says 'I'm Muslim and I trust you. Do you trust me enough for a hug?', Baktash has spent the last few days in the city centre trying to win the trust of the public.

Wearing a blindfold and standing alone on Market Street - he filmed the experience of waiting to see if anyone would take up his offer.

And the surprising - often emotional response - by passers-by left him stunned...but also firmly believing that hate hasn't grabbed hold of the Manchester public's heart.

The film, shows dozens of random people approaching Baktash to show their support.

Describing his experience, he said: "The first 30 seconds were nerve racking... but once I got that first hug with a lovely comment from that gentleman in my video, it made me feel a whole lot better.

"With every hug, the comments I received were amazing, some were getting all teary and it's not hard to tell by a persons hug and tone of voice how much better their and my day became because of this.

"I did not expect so many people to come and hug me, let alone give me such positive comments, but it was the best thing I've ever done."

Baktash, who posts videos on Youtube under the name Life of Bako, said that he hoped that his film would show how simple acts of contact can make a difference - and unite the city's communities.

He added: "Being a Muslim living in Manchester, there is always going to be a couple of people that simply struggle to grasp and understand 'religion'.

"Muslims typically get represented by some as terrorists. Now usually when I see comments like this on social media when a tragic event happens I try and ignore it regardless of how much it gets to me, but after the incident that occurred in Manchester recently, it affected me a lot, so much hate crime and hate comments being shown all across the web and news it just hurts to see it all."