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Man arrested for mass shooting plot targeting Illinois Hindu temple

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Authorities have arrested a 19-year-old named Alexandros Paporakis for allegedly plotting a mass shooting at the Sri Venkateswara Swami (Balaji) Temple in Palatine, Illinois. Paporakis reportedly told co-workers at a Taco Bell that he intended to kill Indian people and that Sunday would be a "special day." Police observed a vehicle registered to Paporakis in the temple's parking lot on Sunday, and he was arrested later that day near his home. AI

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Man arrested for mass shooting plot targeting Illinois Hindu temple

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Associated Press ·

    Chilling details emerge of mass shooting plot targeting US Hindu temple

    Illinois authorities believe a 19-year-old man charged with planning a mass shooting at a Hindu temple in suburban Chicago entered the building’s car park on Sunday, hours before police arrested him near his home after receiving a tip about the alleged attack plan. Authorities an…

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