'I would never have got this far if it wasn't for you guys. He also said he may never return to MacArthur High, saying he is looking at transferring to 'any other school' following his arrest.Īddressing his supporters, he said: 'Thank you to all my supporters on Twitter, Facebook, and social media. However, speaking this afternoon, he said that he is still suspended from school until Thursday, and said police have still not given him his clock back. Obama was among several high profile supporters to send messages of sympathy to Ahmed earlier today While it was initially reported that Ahmed might be charged with creating a bomb hoax at the school, today he was cleared of all charges. The school's principal called police, and Ahmed then says he was arrested, handcuffed and taken to juvenile detention. While the engineering teacher approved, Ahmed got into trouble after the device started beeping while in an English class, and the second teacher mistook it for a bomb. It's what makes America great.'Īhmed was arrested on Monday after he used old circuit boards and wires to create a digital clock and brought it into MacArthur High School to show his engineering teacher. Want to bring it to the White House? We should inspire more kids like you to like science. Speaking at a press conference on CBS, Ahmed also thanked Obama, Democrat Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg for their messages of support, saying he is 'pleased' they oppose what happened to him. ![]() Īhmed Mohamed, 14, received messages of support from across the globe today after an image of him being handcuffed and escorted out of MacArthur High School, in Irving, Texas, went viral.Īmong the outpouring of sympathy was a message from Obama inviting Ahmed to bring his clock to the White House, an offer that the teenager said he would accept this evening. The Muslim teenager arrested for bringing his home-made clock into school which teachers claimed 'looked like a bomb' has said he will go to the White House to visit Barack Obama after the President extended an invite to him earlier in the day. Ahmed Mohamed, pictured, was led away from school in Irving, Texas in handcuffs after teachers mistook his home made clock for a bomb
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