US teen held over alleged Hindu temple attack plot in Illinois
A teenager in the US state of Illinois has been arrested over an alleged plot to attack a Hindu temple. Al Jazeera uses the case to ask whether anti-Indian racism is rising in the United States.
A teenager in the US state of Illinois has been arrested over an alleged plot to attack a Hindu temple, Al Jazeera reported on 15 October 2026.
The outlet says the teen allegedly said he "couldn't wait" to kill Indians. The remark is attributed to him as part of the allegations against him.
The available source text gives no further details, such as the suspect's age, the temple concerned, the specifics of the alleged plan or the next steps in the legal process. Those points are therefore not included here.
Al Jazeera frames the case around a broader question: whether anti-Indian racism is rising in the United States. The source excerpt does not include an answer to that question.
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