US: Teen arrested for allegedly planning attack on Hindu temple, held ‘white supremacist’ views

A 19-year-old man was arrested for plotting an attack “potentially targeting” a Hindu place of worship near Chicago, with the authorities recovering a document expressing white supremacist views and containing references to violence against people of “Indian descent”.

The teen, Alexandros Paporakis was arrested on Sunday after police in Palatine, a suburb near Chicago, received information about a potential mass shooting.

The information came from a person who had received a “concerning” document from Paporakis that outlined the alleged plan to carry out a mass shooting, the police said. The suspect had allegedly shared images depicting a rifle, rifle magazines, body armour and other tactical equipment.

Paporakis allegedly drove to a Hindu temple in Aurora, about 30 km west of Chicago, on Sunday and attempted to open fire, but his rifle jammed, according to court records cited by NBC Chicago.

He then returned home, searched online for instructions on how to unjam the weapon and called a colleague about his alleged plan to carry out a mass shooting.

The colleague alerted the police, who arrested him before he could return to the temple, NBC Chicago.

Weapons, white supremacist content found

During searches at Paporakis’ home, the police recovered a rifle, several loaded rifle magazines, hundreds of rounds of additional rifle ammunition, tactical equipment and other items believed to be relevant...

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