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Ahmed Mohamed, 14, arrested over clock mistaken for bomb Ahmed Mohamed, 14, arrested over clock mistaken for bomb
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A 14-year-old boy was arrested by police in Texas after a homemade clock he wanted to show his school teachers was mistaken for a bomb.A 14-year-old boy was arrested by police in Texas after a homemade clock he wanted to show his school teachers was mistaken for a bomb.
Ahmed Mohamed told US media that he had made a clock at home and brought it into MacArthur High School in Irving to show his engineering teacher.Ahmed Mohamed told US media that he had made a clock at home and brought it into MacArthur High School in Irving to show his engineering teacher.
Another teacher saw it and, concerned that it looked like a bomb, alerted the school authorities who called police. Another teacher saw it and, concerned it looked like a bomb, alerted school authorities who called the police.
His father fears the incident happened because of his son's Muslim background.His father fears the incident happened because of his son's Muslim background.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations says it is investigating the incident.The Council on American-Islamic Relations says it is investigating the incident.
There was a strong reaction to the story on social media.There was a strong reaction to the story on social media.
Ahmed Mohamed told the Dallas Morning News that he loved robotics and engineering and wanted to show his teachers what he could do. Ahmed Mohamed told the Dallas Morning News that he loved engineering and wanted to show his teachers what he could do.
He said his engineering teacher told him "that's really nice", but advised him "not to show any other teachers". He said his engineering teacher had congratulated him but advised him "not to show any other teachers".
The teenager said that another teacher became aware of it when the device beeped during the lesson. The teenager said another teacher became aware of it when the device beeped during the lesson.
"She was like, it looks like a bomb," he said. "She was like - it looks like a bomb," he said.
He said the teacher kept the clock, and later in the day he was pulled out lessons and interviewed by the school's headteachers and four police officers. The homemade clock consisted of a circuit board with wires leading to a digital display.
He has reportedly been suspended from school for three days. Later in the day the boy was pulled out of class and interviewed by the school's headteachers and four police officers.
'Report suspicious behaviour' 'Report suspicious items'
Police spokesman James McLellan said that, throughout the interview, Ahmed had maintained that he built only a clock, but said the boy was unable to give a "broader explanation" as to what it would be used for. The Dallas paper said he was led out in handcuffs, put into juvenile detention and fingerprinted.
The school has not commented on the case, but said in a statement that it "always ask our students and staff to immediately report if they observe any suspicious items and/or suspicious behaviour". Police spokesman James McLellan said that, throughout the interview, Ahmed had maintained that he built only a clock.
Ahmed's father Mohamed Elhassan Mohamed, who is originally from Sudan, said his son "just wants to invent good things for mankind, but because his name is Mohamed and because of 11 September I think my son got mistreated". The school has not commented on the case, but issued a statement saying it "always ask our students and staff to immediately report if they observe any suspicious items".
And the Council on American-Islamic Relations suspects he may be right. Ahmed's father Mohamed Elhassan Mohamed, who is originally from Sudan, said his son had been mistreated because of his name "and because of 11 September".
"I think this wouldn't even be a question if his name wasn't Ahmed Mohamed," said Alia Salem, of the council's local branch. "He is an excited kid who is very bright and wants to share it with his teachers." Alia Salem of the Council on American-Islamic Relations agreed: "This wouldn't even be a question if his name wasn't Ahmed Mohamed. He is an excited kid who is very bright and wants to share it with his teachers."