Twitter offers Ahmed Mohamed inspiration, invitations and internships
By Steve Almasy, CNN
Updated 0356 GMT (1056 HKT) September 17, 2015
Ahmed Mohamed was arrested Monday but by Wednesday he was feeling the love of Twitter.
Ahmed Mohamed was arrested Monday but by Wednesday he was feeling the love of Twitter.
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Twitter offered the Texas teen an internship at the company
People wrote words of support while others made fun of the people who turned him in
(CNN)Ahmed Mohamed was thrilled by the messages of support that flooded social media after people found out the 14-year-old freshman was arrested for taking a homemade clock to school.
Seems some folks at his Texas high school thought the clock looked like the makings of a bomb and turned him into police. The image of the thin teenager wearing a NASA T-shirt with his arms behind him with handcuffs on angered many who saw the photo and read about his arrest.
Muslim teen Ahmed Mohamed creates clock, shows teachers, gets arrested
One of his supporters was President Obama, who invited Ahmed to Astronomy Night in October, an annual event that brings together astronauts, scientists and other professionals. At a news conference on Wednesday afternoon, Ahmed said he was going to the White House.