VIDEO: U.S. Muslim boy, 14, arrested for making clock mistaken for bomb
Boy claims he was interrogated by five officers before being released
A 14-year-old Muslim boy has been arrested in North Texas after a high school teacher decided that a homemade clock he brought to class could be a bomb.
Ahmed Mohamed, who enjoys tinkering with electronics, proudly took the clock to MacArthur High in Irving on Monday.
But one teacher raised concerns that it looked like a bomb, prompting the school principal and several police officers to question him, search his belongings and march him from the school in handcuffs.
Police don't believe the device is dangerous, but say it could be mistaken for a fake explosive.
Mohamed was suspended from school for three days, but he has not been charged.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations is investigating, saying the incident is typical of the negative attitudes toward Muslims in Irving.
Meanwhile, U.S. President Barack Obama has voiced his support for the 14-year-old teenager in a tweet on Wednesday.
Cool clock, Ahmed. Want to bring it to the White House? We should inspire more kids like you to like science. It's what makes America great.
— President Obama (@POTUS) September 16, 2015Ahmed also received an invitation from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
You’ve probably seen the story about Ahmed, the 14 year old student in Texas who built a clock and was arrested when he...
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