A Lebanon-born US citizen died after crashing his car into a Detroit-area Jewish house of worship
The Lebanese-born suspect in Thursday’s attack on a Detroit-area synagogue reportedly lost family members to an Israeli strike earlier this month, a local official has said.
The body of Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, 41, was found at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan, after he allegedly rammed his car into the building. Armed guards responded by firing at the vehicle. The Department of Homeland Security identified him, stating he entered the US in 2009 and was naturalized as a US citizen in 2016.
While officials said his motive remains under investigation, Mo Baydoun, the mayor of neighboring Dearborn Heights, suggested Ghazali may have been seeking revenge against Israel.
“Earlier this month, he lost several members of his own family, including his niece and nephew, in an Israeli attack on their home in Lebanon,” the official said on Facebook, stressing that he unequivocally condemned any attack on a house of worship or people seeking to pray in peace.
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