Muslim schoolboy arrested after clock mistaken for bomb
WEDNESDAY 16 SEPTEMBER 2015
Ahmed Mohamed, 14, was arrested and accused of making a bomb after bringing a homemade clock to his Texas school.
Ahmed Mohamed hoped to impress his teachers when he brought a homemade clock to school, but his work instead landed him in handcuffs and a juvenile detention centre.
Ahmed Mohamed hoped to impress his teachers when he brought a homemade clock to school, but his work instead landed him in handcuffs and a juvenile detention centre.
Ahmed's engineering teacher said the clock was "really nice" but suggested that he not show the invention to others at MacArthur High School in Irving, Texas. But the clock beeped during an English class, alerting his English teacher, who then contacted the authorities.
Ahmed said that when questioned by police, he felt conscious of his brown skin and his name - one of those most common in the Muslim religion.Full story>>>
