US police arrest 19-year-old in alleged Hindu temple mass shooting plot

Illinois police arrested a 19-year-old Palatine man suspected of planning a mass shooting at a Hindu temple, after a coworker reported his messages.

• Alexandros Paporakis, 19, was arrested Sunday and faces felony charges of making a terrorist threat and unlawful weapon possession.
• Authorities said they believe he planned a mass shooting on Sunday, possibly targeting a Hindu temple in Aurora, Illinois.
• Detectives recovered from his home a rifle, ammunition, and a manifesto expressing white supremacist views toward South Asians.
• Prosecutors said Paporakis identified as a white supremacist at work and told coworkers he "couldn't wait" to kill Indian people.
• Paporakis was working as a Taco Bell cashier in Palatine when officers arrested him Sunday.
• During the search, police also recovered an unserialized AR-style rifle and Nazi paraphernalia from his home.
• Paporakis is held in custody pending trial, with a court appearance scheduled for Oct. 30.
• Paporakis appeared in court near Chicago on Wednesday on the terrorism and unlawful weapon charges.
• Police also recovered a tactical vest with white supremacist imagery during the search of his home.
• India's foreign ministry expressed deep concern over the alleged plot against the Hindu temple.