A Muslim teenager who was arrested for bringing his home-made clock into school which teachers claimed 'looked like a bomb' has had an outpouring of support from high profile figures, including President Obama.
Ahmed Mohamed, 14, created the device and brought it into MacArthur High School in Irving, Texas, to show his engineering teacher.
But his teacher was suspicious and the principle called police - Ahmed was arrested, handcuffed and taken to juvenile detention.
Today at a press conference police announced Ahmed had been cleared - and he has since been inundated with support.
President Obama tweeted: 'Cool clock, Ahmed. Want to bring it to the White House? We should inspire more kids like you to like science. It's what makes America great.'
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg extended an invite to meet the 14-year-old and wrote on his personal Facebook page: 'Having the skill and ambition to build something cool should lead to applause, not arrest. The future belongs to
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