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IRVING, Texas (AP) – Encouragement has poured in from across the nation for a 14-year-old Muslim boy in Texas whose homemade electronic clock led to his detention and suspension from school.

President Barack Obama, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and a NASA scientist were among those who sent messages of support to Ahmed Mohamed on Wednesday.

Many also took to social media to criticize Irving police and officials at MacArthur High School, suspecting them of overreacting because of the boy’s religion.

Police were called to the school earlier this week after a teacher reported he suspected the clock Ahmed made was a bomb or fake bomb. No charges were filed against Ahmed, but he was still suspended.

School officials and police say the boy’s religion was not a factor in the incident.