KSA-hosted Umrah for US ‘clockmaker’ harassed by school

JEDDAH: The Kingdom is hosting for Umrah the American student who was recently wrongfully arrested after a teacher at his school in Texas mistook his homemade clock for a bomb. Ahmed Mohammed Al-Hassan, who is of Sudanese origin, would also visit relatives in Jeddah during his trip, according to Al-Tayyeb Abdul Raheem, spokesman of the US Consulate in Jeddah. His arrival date has not been confirmed yet. Awad Qarshom, head of the Sudanese community, told Arab News: “We appreciate this decision by the Kingdom. We intend to have a reception to honor this student. We are trying to cooperate with the Sudanese Consulate in Jeddah to set up a special event.” Arab News