伊利诺伊州帕拉蒂恩市19岁少年亚历山德罗斯·帕波拉基司因涉嫌策划对极光市印度庙发动大规模枪击事件而被逮捕并遭控恐怖主义罪名1。据检控方指控，帕波拉基司曾向一名工人表示他计划在极光市的印度庙进行"那件事"，并声称周日"将是特殊的一天"1。警方在其住处缴获了步枪、装满子弹的弹匣、数百发步枪弹药和防弹衣1。此外，警方在其电子设备中发现了他撰写的宣传白人至上主义和暴力的宣言1。
这一潜在的恐怖袭击计划最终被两个因素化解。首先，帕波拉基司告诉来自塔可钟的同事他的枪支故障，并向其发送了展示AR风格步枪的信息1。两名塔可钟员工随后在周日向警察报告了此事1，及时的举报使当局得以在事件发生前逮捕嫌疑人。其次，枪支的卡顿状态也在阻止可能的大规模伤害中发挥了作用34。警察局长威廉·诺德表示，嫌疑人宣扬极端意识形态，谈论暴力、大规模杀害以及如何进行大规模枪击1。众议院议员拉贾·克里什纳穆尔蒂对此事表示"震惊"，并指出"每个美国人都应该有权利在没有恐惧的情况下生活和礼拜"1。
A 19-year-old from Palatine, Illinois, was arrested and charged with terrorism-related offenses after authorities say he planned a mass shooting at a Hindu temple in Aurora.134 Alexandros Paporakis faced court on Wednesday following the discovery of a rifle, loaded magazines, hundreds of rounds of ammunition, and body armor at his residence.1 Police also found a manifesto on his electronic devices promoting white supremacist ideology and violence.1
The alleged attack was thwarted when Paporakis confided in coworkers at Taco Bell about his malfunctioning firearm, sending them a message showing an AR-style rifle.13 Two of his colleagues reported the matter to police on Sunday, preventing what prosecutors say could have been a mass casualty event.13 According to prosecutors, Paporakis told a worker on Saturday that he planned to carry out "that thing" at the Aurora temple and that Sunday "would be a special day".1
Police Chief William Nord stated that the suspect promoted extreme ideology and discussed violence, mass killing, and how to conduct mass shootings.1 The jammed gun was instrumental in preventing the attack from occurring.34 U.S. Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi expressed shock at the plot, stating that "every American should have the right to live and worship without fear".1
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