Co-worker's tip-off foiled alleged plot to attack a Hindu temple near Chicago, police say

Alexandros Paporakis, 19, of Palatine, Illinois, is charged with making a terrorist threat and unlawful possession of a weapon. He appeared in court on Wednesday.

Police say his car entered the parking lot of a Hindu temple in Aurora on Sunday and he allegedly tried to open fire, but the gun jammed. A co-worker he messaged alerted authorities.

Found at the suspect's home

• A rifle
• Loaded magazines
• Hundreds of rounds of ammunition
• Body armour
• An eight-page extremist document

Officers who searched his home found a rifle, loaded magazines, hundreds of rounds of ammunition and body armour, police said. They also found an eight-page document with extremist writings.

India's foreign ministry said the case "adds to growing concerns over racist hostility and anti-India hate in the US."

— India's Ministry of External Affairs