Illinois teen charged over alleged mass-shooting plot targeting an Aurora Hindu temple
Police say Alexandros Paporakis, 19, of Palatine, wrote a manifesto containing white-supremacist ideology and references to violence against people of South Asian and Indian descent.
- Daily Herald
Police say Alexandros Paporakis, 19, of Palatine, wrote a manifesto containing white-supremacist ideology and references to violence against people of South Asian and Indian descent. He was arrested on 11 October.
NBC Chicago reported that police allege he drove to the temple and tried to fire, but the rifle jammed. Aurora police alerted local Hindu temples.
His defence says these are only allegations.
Key data
Charged with making a terrorist threat and unlawful possession of a short-barrelled rifle, with up to 30 years if convicted. Hundreds of rounds and body armour seized. Next court date 30 Oct.
Why it matters
It is one of the most serious alleged threats to a Hindu place of worship in the United States.
GK: did you know?
Swami Vivekananda addressed the World's Parliament of Religions in Chicago on 11 September 1893.
