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Explosives-Laden Attack on Michigan Synagogue Leaves Community Reeling

3/14/2026

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Ayman Mohamad Ghazali drove an explosives-laden vehicle into Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan.
Ghazali died during the attack.
Ghazali has been a naturalized U.S. citizen since 2016 and worked at a Dearborn Heights restaurant.
The mayor of Ghazali's Lebanese home village confirmed the airstrike killed his brothers and their children.
Local leaders condemned the synagogue attack.

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Ayman Mohamad Ghazali drove an explosives-laden vehicle into Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan.
Ghazali died during the attack.
Ghazali has been a naturalized U.S. citizen since 2016 and worked at a Dearborn Heights restaurant.
The mayor of Ghazali's Lebanese home village confirmed the airstrike killed his brothers and their children.
Local leaders condemned the synagogue attack.