Muslim boy, 14, arrested over clock mistaken for a bomb

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.

Muslim boy, 14, arrested over clock mistaken for a bomb
Wed, 16 Sep, 2015 - 14:12

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.

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