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Illinois teen charged over alleged plan for shooting at Hindu place of worship

Alexandros Paporakis, 19, has been charged and appeared in court near Chicago over an alleged mass shooting plan that police say may have targeted a Hindu place of worship.

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Alexandros Paporakis, 19, of Palatine, Illinois, has been charged and has appeared in court near Chicago, according to the BBC, The Hill and ABC News. Police say he planned a mass shooting that may have been aimed at a Hindu place of worship.

Palatine police said on Wednesday that he shared a document expressing white supremacist views and laid out a plan for the attack, The Guardian reports. He was arrested on Sunday.

Police said the arrest followed a report from a person who received concerning electronic communications from him. Al Jazeera reports that the person was a coworker.

The Hill describes the target as a suburban Hindu place of worship. ABC News and The Guardian say only that the site was potentially targeted. The allegations come from police.

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  1. Al JazeeraUS police arrest Illinois teen in alleged Hindu temple mass shooting plotThu, Oct 15, 3:54 AM EDT
  2. The HillPalatine man charged in alleged mass shooting plot targeting Hindu place of worshipThu, Oct 15, 6:46 AM EDT
  3. ABC NewsMan charged in alleged plot potentially targeting Hindu place of worship in IllinoisThu, Oct 15, 8:12 AM EDT
  4. BBC NewsUS teenager appears in court over alleged Hindu temple shooting plotThu, Oct 15, 8:20 AM EDT
  5. The GuardianIllinois man arrested over alleged plot to carry out mass shooting, police sayThu, Oct 15, 8:20 AM EDT
  6. Al JazeeraUS teen held over Hindu temple attack plot: Is anti-Indian racism rising?Thu, Oct 15, 10:38 AM EDT
  7. The HillLawmakers 'horrified' by mass shooting plot on Chicago-area Hindu templeThu, Oct 15, 2:50 PM EDT
  8. The New York TimesTeen Arrested Over Plan to Attack Hindu Temple, Officials SayThu, Oct 15, 5:40 PM EDT

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Earlier versions (2)
  1. Thu, Oct 15, 8:31 AM EDT, 4 outlets: Illinois teen appears in court over alleged plot to attack Hindu place of worship
  2. Thu, Oct 15, 7:16 AM EDT, 2 outlets: Illinois man, 19, charged over alleged plot to shoot up Hindu temple