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Man Crashes Into Synagogue, Opens Fire After Family Tragedy

3/13/2026

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Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, a 41-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen from Lebanon, crashed his vehicle into Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan, on March 12, 2026.
He was motivated by four relatives' deaths in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon.
Ghazali was killed by security after firing a rifle inside the synagogue, which housed about 140 children and staff.

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Story summary

Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, a 41-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen from Lebanon, crashed his vehicle into Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan, on March 12, 2026.
He was motivated by four relatives' deaths in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon.
Ghazali was killed by security after firing a rifle inside the synagogue, which housed about 140 children and staff.