▁to ▁a ▁brief case ▁bomb . ▁Moh amed , ▁however , ▁later ▁plug ged ▁it ▁in ▁during ▁his ▁English ▁class ▁and ▁set ▁a ▁time ▁on ▁the ▁clock . ▁When ▁the ▁clock ▁alarm ▁started ▁be eping , ▁the ▁English ▁teacher ▁requested ▁to ▁see ▁it , ▁and ▁said , ▁" Well , ▁it ▁looks ▁like ▁a ▁bomb . ▁Don ' t ▁show ▁it ▁to ▁anyone ▁else ." ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁posted ▁on ▁K X AS - TV ▁( N BC ▁ 5 ), ▁Moh amed ▁said ▁he ▁" closed ▁it ▁with ▁a ▁cable ▁... ▁' c ause ▁I ▁didn ' t ▁want ▁to ▁lock ▁it ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁seem ▁like ▁a ▁threat , ▁so ▁I ▁just ▁used ▁a ▁simple ▁cable ▁so ▁it ▁won ' t ▁look ▁that ▁much ▁susp icious ." ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁English ▁teacher ▁conf isc ated ▁the ▁clock ▁and ▁reported ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁school ▁principal ' s ▁office , ▁the ▁police ▁were ▁called . ▁The ▁principal ▁and ▁a ▁police ▁officer ▁then ▁took ▁him ▁out ▁of ▁class ▁and ▁led ▁him ▁to ▁a ▁room ▁where ▁four ▁other ▁officers ▁were ▁waiting . ▁Police ▁indicated ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁inter rog ated ▁only ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁clarify ▁his ▁intent ions ▁when ▁he ▁brought ▁the ▁clock ▁to ▁school . ▁According ▁to ▁Moh amed , ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁allowed ▁to ▁contact ▁his ▁family ▁during ▁the ▁question ing ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁threatened ▁by ▁the ▁principal ▁with ▁exp ulsion ▁unless ▁he ▁would ▁sign ▁a ▁written ▁statement . ▁After ▁inter rog ating ▁him ▁for ▁about ▁an ▁hour ▁and ▁a ▁half , ▁he