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U.S. Citizen Identified in Deadly Synagogue Attack

3/13/2026

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Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, a 41-year-old U.S. citizen from Lebanon, is identified as the Temple Israel synagogue attack suspect in West Bloomfield.
On March 12, 2026, he drove a vehicle into the West Bloomfield synagogue, which caught fire, and he opened fire.
Security personnel fatally shot Ghazali.
All 140 children and staff at the synagogue were unharmed.

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Story summary

Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, a 41-year-old U.S. citizen from Lebanon, is identified as the Temple Israel synagogue attack suspect in West Bloomfield.
On March 12, 2026, he drove a vehicle into the West Bloomfield synagogue, which caught fire, and he opened fire.
Security personnel fatally shot Ghazali.
All 140 children and staff at the synagogue were unharmed.