Obama Invites Teenager Arrested For Making Clock Into White House

Fourteen years old Ahmed Mohamed was arrested in handcuffs from Irving MacArthur High School in North Texas on Monday after bringing the self-made clock to his engineering class according to report.
US President Barack Obama has invited a Muslim boy to the White House after he was detained by police for taking a homemade clock to school that teachers mistook for a bomb.

In a tweet posted on Wednesday, Mr Obama said: "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."

White House press secretary Josh Earnest said Ahmed had been "failed" by his school, calling the episode a "teachable moment".

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg also invited Ahmed, an aspiring inventor who builds his own radios, to the social network's California headquarters.

"Having the skill and ambition to build something cool should lead to applause, not arrest," said Mr Zuckerberg. 

"The future belongs to people like Ahmed.

"Ahmed, if you ever want to come by Facebook, I'd love to meet you. Keep building."

Irving Police Chief Larry Boyd told a news conference on Wednesday that Ahmed would not be charged.

"We have no evidence that there was an intention to create alarm," he told reporters.

The police department earlier said three teachers at the high school had accused the teenager of a bomb hoax. 

Irving Independent School District spokesperson Lesley Weaver said students and staff are encouraged to report any suspicious behaviour.

"We will take all necessary precautions to protect our students and keep our school community as safe as possible," Ms Weaver said in a statement.