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Illinois Hindu Temple Shooting Plot Foiled After Teen Arrested
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News18•15-10-2026, 20:07
Illinois Hindu Temple Shooting Plot Foiled After Teen Arrested
- •A 19-year-old suspect, Alexandros Paporakis, was arrested for allegedly plotting a mass shooting at a Hindu place of worship in Aurora, Illinois.
- •Investigators revealed that the suspect shared a manifesto expressing white supremacist views and hostility towards Indians.
- •The attack was reportedly thwarted when the suspect's rifle malfunctioned and a co-worker alerted law enforcement.
- •The FBI is currently assisting local authorities in investigating the alleged hate-motivated plot.
- •The incident has heightened security concerns regarding the safety of Hindu temples and the rising trend of anti-Indian sentiment in the United States.
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Nineteen-year-old Alexandros Paporakis was arrested after his co-worker alerted law enforcement to disturbing messages and an eight-page manifesto outlining a mass shooting plot. Authorities stated that his rifle malfunctioned at the temple scene, preventing him from carrying out the attack.
Investigators recovered an AR-style rifle without a serial number, loaded magazines, approximately 300 rounds of ammunition, body armor, gas cans, and materials featuring Nazi symbolism.
Alexandros Paporakis faces three felony counts, which include making a terrorist threat and the unlawful possession of weapons, following the foiled attack plan in Illinois.
