Man who crashed pickup into Michigan synagogue was inspired by Iran-backed Hezbollah, FBI says

Ayman Ghazali made a video before the attack at Temple Israel, saying he wanted to 'kill as many of them as I possibly can,' said Jennifer Runyan, head of the Detroit FBI

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Ayman Ghazali made a video before the attack at Temple Israel, saying he wanted to 'kill as many of them as I possibly can,' said Jennifer Runyan, head of the Detroit FBI

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The Associated Press

11:45 PM • March 30 2026 IDT

A man who crashed his pickup truck into a Detroit-area synagogue earlier in March was carrying out an attack inspired by the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah and had sought to inflict as much damage as possible, the FBI said Monday.

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