In pictures: Search for Mikaeel Kular in Edinburgh

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Hundreds of people have joined the search for missing three-year-old Mikaeel Kular in Edinburgh

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Volunteers gathered at the North Neighbourhood Centre in West Pilton Gardens

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Shoreline searches were being carried out at Cramond

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Police launched a search for the three-year-old on Thursday morning. He has not been seen since his mother put him to bed the previous evening.

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Police used dogs to search gardens and bushes in the surrounding area

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Forensic officers work on an entrance door to the block of flats where Mikaeel lives

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The toddler's jacket and shoes were missing from his home and police were looking into whether he might have left of his own accord

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Local people were urged to search wheelie bins and out-buildings

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Members of a mountain rescue team joined the search of local gardens for the missing three-year-old

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Police say they "remain optimistic" but are becoming "deeply concerned" for Mikaeel as time passes

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