Update: Teen found safe

The parents of a missing Huntsville teenager publicly pleaded for their 15-year-old daughter to come home during a tearful news conference this afternoon.

Noor "Nora" Alzaybak, a student at Sparkman High School, has been missing since Thursday. Few details of the girl's disappearance have been released. It's not clear whether she ran away or was abducted, but her family believes she is in danger.

"Please come home," said the girl's father, Mohammed Alzaybak, during this afternoon's press conference. "We love you so much. We are not mad at you whatsoever. Please, please, please come home." About 80 people, including several of the teen's friends, attended the family's press conference at the Islamic Center of Huntsville.

Noor Alzaybak last was seen by her mother, Sharazad Almardini, on Thursday evening at their home in the Monrovia area. The mother was putting her baby to bed around 8 p.m. when Noor came into her room and took her glasses. By the time the girl's father got home from work about 15 minutes later, Noor was gone, her mother said.

"I don't understand," Almardini said. "I need all people, everyone who can help us, who can do anything for us, look out for Noor, please."

The girl's mother said she wishes an Amber Alert could be issued for her daughter. But because the girl isn't known to be endangered and it's not clear who she may be with, the case doesn't meet criteria, Almardini said.

"She is 15 years old," the father said. "Where did she sleep last night? What did she eat? She's in danger."

Noor Alzaybak is 5 feet, 7 inches tall and weighs about 120 pounds. She has dark brown hair and brown eyes. She may be wearing glasses and has a faded birthmark on her right cheek. She also has multiple ear piercings.

Anyone with information about Noor Alzaybak's whereabouts is asked to call the Madison County Sheriff's Office at 256-532-3414. The Center for Search and Investigations for Missing Children also is investigating. Private Investigator Rick Victorino can also be reached with information at 256-345-2068.