Michigan synagogue attack was Hezbollah-inspired act of terrorism, FBI says

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31 Mar 2026 • 9:55 AM MYT
The Independent
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  • The FBI announced that Ayman Ghazali's March 12 truck attack on Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan, was a Hezbollah-inspired act of terrorism.
  • Ghazali made a video stating his intent to “kill as many of them as I possibly can” before crashing his F150 into the synagogue's early childhood education area, striking a security guard.
  • After exchanging gunfire with another guard, Ghazali fatally shot himself; no other injuries were reported among the 150 children and staff present.
  • Ghazali's truck contained commercial-grade fireworks and over 30 gallons of gasoline, though a fire ignited in the engine, no explosion occurred.
  • His ex-wife had alerted police after he lost family members, including his brother, a Hezbollah commander, in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon, and Ghazali's social media showed an embrace of Hezbollah ideology.

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