The terror attack against a synagogue in Michigan earlier this month, in which a man rammed his truck into the building, was inspired by Hezbollah, the FBI confirmed on Monday.
Ayman Mohammad Ghazali, 41, who was born in Lebanon, bought firearms, ammunition and a large quantity of commercial-grade fireworks and gasoline before launching the deranged assault on Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township.
FBI Special Agent in Charge Jennifer Runyan called Ghazali’s attack a “Hezbollah-inspirated act of terrorism.”
The terrorist staked out the synagogue from the parking lot for approximately two hours before driving his truck into the structure, which was full of children 5 years old and younger attending daycare classes.
Miraculously, no children or staff members were injured in the cowardly attack. A lone security guard struck as he drove into the building was knocked unconscious but was otherwise fine.
Ghazali’s truck became jammed in a hallway after breaking its way through the exterior wall, trapping him inside the vehicle.
He then began firing through the windshield, and engaged in a firefight with a security guard before fatally shooting himself.
Ghazali entered the US in 2011 on an IR1 immigrant visa and was married to a US citizen at the time.
His brother was a Hezbollah commander, Israel Defense Forces revealed after the Michigan synagogue attack.
