Teenager allegedly planned mass shooting at Hindu temple near Chicago

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A teenager was arrested on charges that he planned a mass shooting targeting a Hindu temple in Aurora, Illinois, after allegedly sharing a manifesto outlining plans for mass murder, according to police and prosecutors.

Alexandros Paporakis, a 19-year-old Taco Bell cashier from Palatine, Illinois, faces felony charges of making a terrorist threat and unlawfully possessing weapons. Authorities believe he was planning an attack on a Hindu temple on Sunday, though the specific location remains under investigation.

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