Tip-off foiled US teen suspect's plot to attack Hindu temple, police say
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A Taco Bell cashier's alleged plot for a mass shooting at a Hindu temple near Chicago was thwarted by a tip-off from one of his colleagues, investigators say.
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Alexandros Paporakis, 19, from Palatine, Illinois, appeared in court on Wednesday charged with one count of making a terrorist threat and one count of unlawful possession of a weapon.
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Paporakis allegedly sent a message about the planned attack on Sunday to the co-worker, who alerted authorities, officials said.
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Police said they found writings in which Paporakis identified as a white supremacist and wrote about his hatred for non-white people.
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Palatine police chief William Nord said on Thursday they were notified about a mass shooting plot on Sunday by someone who had received "concerning electronic communications" from Paporakis.
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"These communications played a vital role in bringing this matter to the attention of law enforcement," said the police chief.
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According to CBS, the BBC's US partner, prosecutors said the tipster had worked with Paporakis.
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Nord said a red Honda RDX registered to Paporakis entered the car park of a "known Hindu temple" in the suburb of Aurora at Sunday lunchtime.
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The suspect allegedly tried to open fire, but the gun jammed, so he drove home, where he lived with his mother.
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According to NBC Chicago, Paporakis told his colleague over phone messages that his gun had jammed and he got out of there "super-fast".
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Once home, he "searched internet trying to learn how to unjam his gun & called a colleague informing them of [his] intent to carry out a mass shooting", reports NBC Chicago.
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The police chief said officers had searched Paporakis' home, where they found a rifle, loaded magazines, hundreds of rounds of rifle ammunition and body armour.
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Nord said they also discovered an eight-page document by the suspect containing "extremist ideologies" and revealing his plans for an attack.
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In the writings, he described himself as a "sociopathic white supremacist neo-Nazi", according to CBS.
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Police have questioned Paporakis' mother, who was said to be unco-operative.
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The Hindu temple identified by local media as the intended target said it had implemented new security measures.
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India's Ministry of External Affairs said the incident "adds to growing concerns over racist hostility and anti-India hate in the US".
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US congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi of Illinois said he was "horrified" by the incident.
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In a Facebook statement, he said he and his family worship at the temple and were there last Sunday.
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The Chicago metropolitan area is home to one of the biggest Indian-American populations in the US.
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