{
  "id": 14600067,
  "title": "US Hindu Temple Attack Plot: 19-Year-Old Arrested Over Alleged Aurora Mass Shooting Plan As Police Recover White Supremacist Manifesto, Rifle & Ammunition",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/us-hindu-temple-attack-plot-19-year-old-arrested-over-alleged-aurora",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T02:56:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/world/us-hindu-temple-attack-plot-19-year-old-arrested-over-alleged-aurora-mass-shooting-plan-as-police-recover-white-supremacist-manifesto-rifle-ammunition"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A 19-year-old man, Alexandros Paporakis of Palatine, was arrested on October 11 for allegedly plotting a mass shooting targeted at a Hindu temple in Aurora, Illinois. Police recovered a rifle, ammunition, tactical gear, and a white supremacist manifesto from his residence. The suspect allegedly attempted to start shooting at the Hindu place of worship but was thwarted when his gun jammed. The investigation is ongoing, and Paporakis is currently in detention.",
  "summary": "New York: A 19-year-old man was arrested for plotting an attack “potentially targeting” a Hindu place of worship in the Aurora area in Illinois, with authorities recovering a manifesto expressing white supremacist ideologies and containing references to violence against people of “Indian descent.” Alexandros Paporakis of Palatine was arrested on October 11 following an investigation into an…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Who is Alexandros Paporakis? Teen accused of plotting mass shooting at Hindu place of worship in Aurora",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/who-is-alexandros-paporakis-teen-accused-of-plotting-mass-shooting-at",
        "published": "2026-10-14T23:50:44.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Hindu temple mass shooting plot foiled after rifle jams in US",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/hindu-temple-mass-shooting-plot-foiled-after-rifle-jams-in-us",
        "published": "2026-10-15T00:53:58.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Teen accused of plotting mass shooting at Chicago-area Hindu temple",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/teen-accused-of-plotting-mass-shooting-at-chicago-area-hindu-temple",
        "published": "2026-10-15T01:29:50.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "US Teen Arrested For Planning \"Mass Shooting\" At Chicago Hindu Temple",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/us-teen-arrested-for-planning-mass-shooting-at-chicago-hindu-temple",
        "published": "2026-10-15T01:57:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "US Hindu temple shooting plot foiled after rifle jams, police say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/us-hindu-temple-shooting-plot-foiled-after-rifle-jams-police-say",
        "published": "2026-10-15T04:09:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Who Is Alexandros Paporakis? 19-Year-Old Accused Of Plotting Mass Shooting At Chicago-Area Hindu Temple",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/who-is-alexandros-paporakis-19-year-old-accused-of-plotting-mass",
        "published": "2026-10-15T04:31:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "US man arrested over alleged shooting plot targeting Hindu site",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/us-man-arrested-over-alleged-shooting-plot-targeting-hindu-site",
        "published": "2026-10-15T04:56:28.000Z"
      }
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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."
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