# US teenager charged over Hindu temple shooting plot

> A 19-year-old from Illinois appeared in court after police said they found a manifesto detailing plans to attack a Hindu temple near Chicago.
- Title: US teenager charged over Hindu temple shooting plot · BBC News
- Summary: A 19-year-old from Illinois appeared in court after police said they found a manifesto detailing plans to attack a Hindu temple near Chicago. Alexandros…
- Keywords: alexandros paporakis, palatine illinois, hindu temple, aurora, white supremacist, terrorist threat, chicago, news, world, teenager, charged, Hindu
- Source: BBC News — https://bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqgm0j4kjvevo
- Published: 2026-10-15T12:20:24.602+00:00
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- Topics: alexandros paporakis, palatine illinois, hindu temple, aurora, white supremacist, terrorist threat, chicago, news, world
## Teenager charged after temple threat
Alexandros Paporakis, nineteen, from Palatine, Illinois, appeared in court on Wednesday charged with making a terrorist threat and unlawful weapon possession.
## Police found manifesto and weapons
Officers recovered a rifle, loaded magazines, hundreds of rounds of ammunition and body armour from Paporakis' home. They also found a manifesto identifying him as a white supremacist.
## Colleagues reported gun and messages
Two coworkers from Taco Bell called police on Sunday after Paporakis told a colleague his gun jammed and sent messages showing an AR-style rifle and photos in tactical vest.
## Manifesto detailed mass shooting plans
Palatine Police Chief William Nord said the manifesto stated extremist ideologies and talked about violence, mass killings and carrying out a mass shooting at a Hindu temple in Aurora.

> he did state some extremist ideologies and talked about violence, he talked about mass killings and how he wanted to carry out this mass shooting
## Key takeaway

Alexandros Paporakis, nineteen, was charged with making a terrorist threat and unlawful weapon possession after colleagues reported messages about a gun jamming at a Hindu temple in Aurora.