How jammed rifle and Taco Bell co-worker thwarted US teen’s plan for mass shooting at Hindu temple
A resident of a suburb in Chicago, Alexandros Paporakis, has been arrested after investigators unearthed his plan to carry out a mass shooting at the largest Hindu temple in the area. According to authorities, had it not been for his AR-style rifle jamming and a tip from a co-worker at Taco Bell, the 19-year-old would have been able to ‘kill a significant number of Hindus’
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- Crime & safety
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- roshneesh kmaneck
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- Thursday, 15 October 2026, 11:20 am IST
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