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A Muslim boy, Ninth-grade high school student Ahmed Mohamed from Irving, Texas, got arrested after teachers claimed the alarm clock he made for engineering class 'looked like a bomb'
he was led in handcuffs after bringing in his home-made clock into school after teachers claimed the invention 'looked like a bomb'.
Ahmed Mohamed, 14, from Irving, Texas, created the device and brought it into school to show his engineering teacher.
The student said he enjoys electronics and works on many inventions.
Ahmed Mohamed, 14, from Irving, Texas, created the device and brought it into school to show his engineering teacher.
The student said he enjoys electronics and works on many inventions.
He was led away from the school in handcuffs while wearing a NASA t-shirt.
Speaking after his release, Ahmed said: 'It made me feel like a I wasn't a human. It made me feel like I was a criminal.'
Speaking after his release, Ahmed said: 'It made me feel like a I wasn't a human. It made me feel like I was a criminal.'
now,
US President Barack Obama has issued a White House invitation to a Muslim schoolboy who was arrested for bringing a homemade clock to school.
US President Barack Obama has issued a White House invitation to a Muslim schoolboy who was arrested for bringing a homemade clock to school.
The arrest prompted outrage on social media with thousands expressing their anger at authorities for arresting a 14-year-old boy over his school project.
Social media users rallied behind the teen using the hashtag
#IStandWithAhmed,
which has picked up more than 500,000 mentions on Twitter so far, according to analytics site Topsy, and continues to rise rapidly.
The story also ranked highest on the user-generated curation website, Reddit.
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The story also ranked highest on the user-generated curation website, Reddit.
@manipulator77 @mercyajisafe @ajukarosemary

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