总部位于美国的印度教寺庙赋权委员会在一名青少年因涉嫌伊利诺伊州寺庙枪击阴谋被捕后呼吁保持警惕。此案重新引发了人们对印度教礼拜场所受到威胁的担忧。
The US-based Hindu Mandir Empowerment Council urged vigilance after a teenager's arrest over an alleged Illinois temple shooting plot. The case has renewed concern about threats to Hindu places of worship.
在一名19岁青少年因涉嫌策划针对伊利诺伊州一座寺庙的大规模枪击事件被捕后，美国知名印度教组织呼吁信徒保持警惕并报告可疑活动，警告针对印度教礼拜场所的威胁呈现令人担忧的模式。
In the wake of the arrest of a 19-year-old over a mass shooting plot targeting a temple in Illinois, a prominent US-based Hindu body has urged devotees to stay vigilant and report suspicious activity, warning of a troubling pattern of threats against Hindu places of worship.
印度教寺庙赋权委员会（HMEC）在一份声明中表示，对有关策划袭击的报道感到“深切关切”，并强烈谴责针对任何信仰社区的仇恨、暴力和恐吓行为。
In a statement, the Hindu Mandir Empowerment Council (HMEC) said it was “deeply concerned” by reports of the planned attack and strongly condemned acts of hate, violence and intimidation directed at any faith community.
该组织表示：“就在俄亥俄州印度教寺庙最近遭袭击之后，此次事件凸显了针对印度教礼拜场所的威胁呈现令人担忧的模式，凸显了我们社区持续保持警惕的必要性。”
“Coming shortly after the recent attack on a Hindu temple in Ohio, this incident underscores a troubling pattern of threats directed at Hindu places of worship and the need for continued vigilance across our communities,” the organisation said.
“当我们聚在一起祈祷、庆祝和服务时，让我们团结一致，反对仇恨，重申我们确保每一位信徒能够在神圣的空间里自由、和平、无惧地崇拜的承诺。”它补充道。
“As we come together in prayer, celebration, and service, let us stand united against hate and reaffirm our commitment to ensuring that every devotee can worship freely, peacefully, and without fear in our sacred spaces,” it added.
10月11日，亚历山德罗斯·帕帕拉基斯因涉嫌策划当天实施大规模枪击事件而在调查后被捕。
On October 11, Alexandros Paporakis was arrested following an investigation into an alleged mass shooting plot that he was suspected of planning to carry out that day.
据《华盛顿邮报》报道，他是一名塔可钟收银员，当时印度裔美国人正准备庆祝纳瓦拉特里节，他将目标锁定在芝加哥的斯里文卡特斯瓦拉·斯瓦米·巴拉吉寺。
A cashier at Taco Bell, he targeted the Sri Venkateswara Swami Balaji Temple in Chicago as Indian-Americans were gearing up to celebrate Navratri, according to a Washington Post report.
警方表示，调查始于警方收到有关策划袭击的信息。该信息来源于一名个人，该人称自己曾收到帕帕拉基斯发来的令人担忧的电子通讯。
According to police, the investigation began after the police received information about the planned attack. The information originated from an individual who reported receiving concerning electronic communications from Paporakis.
调查人员表示，帕帕拉基斯曾分享一份文件，概述了一项 alleged 大规模枪击计划，并附上了步枪、步枪弹匣、防弹衣及其他战术装备的图片。
Investigators said Paporakis had shared a document outlining an alleged plan for a mass shooting, along with images of a rifle, rifle magazines, body armour and other tactical equipment.
对帕波拉基斯住所的搜查导致发现了一支步枪、多个装有弹药的步枪弹匣、数百发额外弹药、战术装备以及其他被认为与调查相关的物品。
A search of Paporakis' residence led to the recovery of a rifle, multiple loaded rifle magazines, hundreds of rounds of additional ammunition, tactical equipment and other items considered relevant to the investigation.
调查人员还发现了一件含有防弹衣的战术背心，背心上带有与白人至上主义极端主义相关图像的补丁。
Investigators also recovered a tactical vest containing body armour and a patch displaying imagery associated with white supremacist extremism.
帕波拉基斯被指控犯有一项恐怖威胁罪和一项非法持有武器罪，涉及一支枪管长度小于16英寸的步枪。
Paporakis has been charged with one count each of making a terrorist threat and unlawful possession of a weapon, involving a rifle with a barrel shorter than 16 inches.
调查仍在进行中，警方正与联邦调查局合作，审查是否存在额外指控的可能性。
The investigation remains active, with police working alongside the FBI to review the possibility of additional charges.