{
  "id": 14590752,
  "title": "Man charged over threat against Hindu temple",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/man-charged-over-threat-against-hindu-temple",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-15T01:28:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times",
    "slug": "the-economic-times",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/us-man-19-arrested-over-alleged-mass-shooting-plot-targeting-hindu-temple-in-palatine-illinois/articleshow/134955097.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On October 11, the Palatine Police Department received information from Mount Prospect Police about a potential mass shooting threat at a Hindu Temple. The source of the information was Alexandros Paporakis, who had received concerning electronic communications. Paporakis was located leaving his residence and arrested by the Palatine Police. During a search of his home, police found a rifle, multiple loaded magazines, hundreds of rounds of ammunition, tactical equipment, and items associated with white supremacist extremism. FBI investigators examined Paporakis' electronic communications and a self-titled manifesto, which contained extremist ideologies and references to violence against South Asians, particularly those of Indian descent. Paporakis was charged with one count of Making a Terrorist Threat and one count of Unlawful Possession of Weapons. He appeared for a detention hearing and was ordered detained. The coordinated response by the Palatine and Mount Prospect Police Departments prevented what could have been a violent attack on a Hindu place of worship.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}