Tip-off foiled US teen's plot to attack Hindu temple, police say
- A Taco Bell cashier's alleged plot for a mass shooting at a Hindu temple near Chicago was thwarted by a tip-off from one of his colleagues, investigators say.
- Alexandros Paporakis, 19, from Palatine, Illinois, appeared in court on Wednesday charged with one count of making a terrorist threat and one count of unlawful possession of a weapon.
- Paporakis allegedly sent a message about the planned attack on Sunday to the co-worker, who alerted authorities, officials said.
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- A Taco Bell cashier's alleged plot for a mass shooting at a Hindu temple near Chicago was thwarted by a tip-off from one of his colleagues, investigators say.
- Alexandros Paporakis, 19, from Palatine, Illinois, appeared in court on Wednesday charged with one count of making a terrorist threat and one count of unlawful possession of a weapon.
- Paporakis allegedly sent a message about the planned attack on Sunday to the co-worker, who alerted authorities, officials said.
Sources: Times of India, BBC News