Claims extracted
14
sentences that state something as happening or true
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43%
6 of 14 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Crime & Law
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articles that frame the event the way this one does
Police in a Chicago suburb announced Wednesday that they had thwarted a potential mass shooting, arresting a 19-year-old man who they said may have planned to target a Hindu place of worship.
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they → announce → worship
Alexandros Paporakis, a Taco Bell cashier from Palatine, Illinois, faces felony charges of making a terrorist threat and unlawfully possessing weapons.
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Paporakis → face → weapons
Investigators believe he planned to target the largest Hindu temple in Aurora, Illinois, but the exact intended location remains under investigation.
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location → believe → investigation
It was not immediately clear if Mr Paporakis has legal representation.
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Paporakis → have → representation
The defendant's co-workers told police they had received concerning digital communications from Mr Paporakis, including a document outlining an alleged plan to carry out a mass shooting and photos of tactical gear.
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they → tell → gear
They said Mr Paporakis openly identified as a white supremacist at work and told them he couldn’t wait to kill Indian people, according to prosecutors from the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office.
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he → say → Office
The Mount Prospect and Palatine police departments coordinated to locate and arrest Mr Paporakis while he was leaving his home on Sunday afternoon, the same say detectives believe he may have been planning to carry out an attack, Palatine police said.
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police → coordinate → attack
He had allegedly told his Taco Bell co-workers that Sunday was going to be “a special day”.
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Sunday → tell → workers
Prosecutors said Mr Paporakis called one coworker earlier in the day Sunday, saying that his gun had jammed and he left “super fast" without being seen.
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he → say → day
“The seriousness of this alleged threat cannot be overstated," Palatine police chief William Nord said, adding that protecting places of worship is a law enforcement priority.
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protecting → allege → worship
Prosecutors allege Mr Paporakis sent the coworker an eight-page document titled, “Why I fought: A.K.A. (Aurora Shooter’s Manifesto),” which described Indian, Jewish and African American people as “subhumans” and outlined a plot to kill as many of them as possible, according to a court document obtained by The Associated Press.
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which → allege → Press
In a search of his home, detectives recovered an AR style rifle without a serial number, loaded magazines and ammunition, a gas canister labeled with a slur aimed at South Asians, and a several items depicting Nazi symbolism, police and prosecutors said.
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police → recover → symbolism
Mr Paporakis allegedly described himself in the manifesto as "a sociopathic white supremacist Neo Nazi filled with hatred, fantasizing about mass murder nearly every day.”
A judge ruled Wednesday that Mr Paporakis will remain in jail pretrial.
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Paporakis → describe → jail
He is next scheduled to appear in court 30 Oct.
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He → schedule → court
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