Georgia teacher asks Muslim student if she's carrying a bomb

A middle school teacher in the state of Georgia has caused an uproar after asking a Muslim student if she was carrying a bomb in her backpack, reports The Associated Press (AP).

The father of the student, Abdirizak Aden, said the teacher at Shiloh Middle School in Gwinnett County, Georgia, stopped his 13-year-old daughter, who wears a hijab, and asked if she had a bomb.