FBI says Michigan synagogue attack was inspired by Hezbollah

By: Jon King

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: March 30, 2026

Words: 500

Last Updated: 4 months ago

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The March 12 attack on Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township was a Hezbollah-inspired act of terrorism, the head of Detroit’s FBI field office said Monday at a press conference, though she said investigators have not confirmed the assailant was an actual member of the group.

FBI Special Agent in Charge Jennifer Runyan said Ayman Ghazali, 41, of Dearborn Heights, was “motivated and inspired” by Hezbollah’s militant ideology, adding that in the days before the …

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