# Tip-off foils alleged US teen’s plot to attack Hindu temple, police say

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- BBC News, 2026-10-15 23:27 UTC
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- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqgm0j4kjvevo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Investigators say a colleague’s tip helped stop 19-year-old Alexandros Paporakis from carrying out an alleged mass shooting at a Hindu temple near Chicago. Police say his gun jammed when he tried to fire. He faces charges of making a terrorist threat and unlawfully possessing a weapon.

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