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The NSPCC charity helpline was flooded with more than 100 calls from children as young as NINE in the past week.

Dozens of youngsters revealed their worries about being targeted by Islamic State.

They told how they suffered nightmares and had become afraid to leave the house.

And some described how they had become consumed by thoughts of the massacre.

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One 12-year-old girl told a ChildLine counsellor: "I have heard that ISIS are in the UK and are planning a deadly attack.

"I don't feel safe any more and am having nightmares.

"These worries are in my mind all the time and I can't get them out."

And youngsters from ethnic communities also revealed how they had been bullied and racially abused following the bloodshed.

Some even report how they were being told to "join ISIS".

A 17-year-old girl told a counsellor: "I am scared to go to college tomorrow because of racist repercussions following events in Paris over the weekend.

"People judge me because I am Muslim and go to mosque. I feel everyone thinks I am a terrorist even though I disagree with terrorist actions.

"I wear a hijab and have suffered racist comments most of my life but when something like this happens you just want to hide."

NSPCC chief executive Peter Wanless said: "The attacks in Paris were atrocious, and our thoughts are with all of those who have been affected by these hideous attacks on innocent lives.

"The avalanche of calls to ChildLine about this tragedy only adds to the feelings of fear and sadness that these evil attacks have prompted around the world.

"Many of the victims were young people and that will have heightened the fears of those who have seen others their age brutally murdered.

"It is crucial that children can talk about their feelings following these senseless killings, and are given reassurance and support."