FBI says a man who crashed his pickup into Michigan synagogue was inspired by Hezbollah

DETROIT (AP) — A antheral who crashed his pickup motortruck into a Detroit-area synagogue earlier successful March was carrying retired an onslaught inspired by Hezbollah, the Iran-backed violent organization, the FBI said Monday.

Ayman Ghazali made a video earlier the onslaught astatine Temple Israel successful West Bloomfield Township, saying helium wanted to “kill arsenic galore of them arsenic I perchance can,” said Jennifer Runyan, caput of the FBI successful Detroit.

Ghazali, 41, of Dearborn Heights sat successful the parking batch for a fewer hours connected March 12 earlier smashing his pickup done closed doors and into the hallway of an aboriginal puerility acquisition area, striking a information guard.

He past exchanged gunfire with different defender earlier fatally shooting himself, the FBI said astatine the time. The Ford F150, stocked with commercial-grade fireworks and jugs of gasoline, caught occurrence during the confrontation.

First responders rapidly cleared the building, and nary 1 among the 150 children and unit was injured, officials said.

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