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US Teen Goes To Hindu Temple For 'Mass Shooting', Jammed Rifle Stops Him

29 sourcesUpdated 15 Oct 2026, 3:38 am Coverage regionsGlobal · India · International
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Nineteen-year-old Alexandros Paporakis was arrested in Palatine, Illinois, following an investigation into threats of a mass shooting.

Investigators recovered a rifle, loaded magazines, ammunition, and tactical gear from his home.

Paporakis was charged with making a terrorist threat and unlawful possession of weapons.

Police in Palatine, Illinois, arrested nineteen-year-old Alexandros Paporakis following an investigation into threats of a potential mass shooting directed at a Hindu temple. Investigators reported that Paporakis shared electronic communications, a document outlining an alleged attack plan, and images of tactical gear. Authorities stated the document contained white supremacist views and references to violence against people of South Asian descent. Paporakis faces charges of making a terrorist threat and unlawful weapons possession, and a judge ordered him to remain in custody following a detention hearing.

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Alexandros Paporakis was arrested on October eleventh in Illinois over an alleged mass shooting plot.

Police recovered a rifle, ammunition, tactical equipment, and a document with white supremacist rhetoric.

Paporakis was charged with making a terrorist threat and unlawful weapons possession.

Nineteen-year-old Alexandros Paporakis was arrested in Illinois on October eleventh over an alleged mass shooting plot targeting a Hindu place of worship. Police stated they recovered a rifle, ammunition, tactical equipment, and a manifesto containing white supremacist rhetoric. Paporakis was charged with making a terrorist threat and unlawful weapons possession, and a judge ordered him detained. While advocacy groups and reports raised additional claims about an attempted shooting and a jammed weapon, authorities noted the investigation remains ongoing.

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'White supremacist views': US teen held with rifle, ammo over Hindu temple attack plot

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Police in Palatine, Illinois, arrested nineteen-year-old Alexandros Paporakis following an investigation into threats of a potential mass shooting directed at a Hindu temple. Investigators reported that Paporakis shared electronic communications, a document outlining an alleged attack plan, and images of tactical gear. Authorities stated the document contained white supremacist views and references to violence against people of South Asian descent. Paporakis faces charges of making a terrorist threat and unlawful weapons possession, and a judge ordered him to remain in custody following a detention hearing.

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US Teen Arrested Over Alleged Plot To Attack Hindu Temple In Illinois

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Nineteen-year-old Alexandros Paporakis was arrested in Illinois on October eleventh over an alleged mass shooting plot targeting a Hindu place of worship. Police stated they recovered a rifle, ammunition, tactical equipment, and a manifesto containing white supremacist rhetoric. Paporakis was charged with making a terrorist threat and unlawful weapons possession, and a judge ordered him detained. While advocacy groups and reports raised additional claims about an attempted shooting and a jammed weapon, authorities noted the investigation remains ongoing.