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Thursday 17 Sep 2015 - 20:52 Makkah mean time-4-12-1436
 Washington, (IINA) - The US Muslim kid Ahmed Mohammad who was arrested after his teachers in Irving school, Texas mistook his digital invention for a bomb, said that he has received an invitation from President Barack Obama to visit the White House.
The 14 year-old 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, Petra reported.
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. The school's principal called in police and the boy was arrested, handcuffed and taken to juvenile detention.
Ahmed received messages of support from across the globe on Thursday after an image of him being handcuffed and escorted out of his school went viral.
Among 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.
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. Obama had 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.' While it was initially reported that Ahmed might be charged with creating a bomb hoax at the school, now he is cleared of all charges.
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