Family of Michigan synagogue suspect killed in Lebanon airstrike, officials say

The FBI said the suspect had large quantities of fireworks and petrol in his vehicle when it caught fire after ramming a synagogue on Thursday.

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Dearborn Heights Mayor Mo Baydoun said that the suspect, Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, recently suffered "devastating and personal losses overseas" but that it was "not an excuse" for the attack.

On Friday, the FBI said Ghazali died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head during a gunfight with police.

They also said he had large quantities of commercial-grade fireworks and several jugs of flammable liquid in the bed of his truck, which ignited during the attack on Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, near Detroit.

No staff or children at the synagogue and its attached school were hurt. A security guard was being treated for injuries and was expected to recover, law enforcement said, and officers are being treated for smoke inhalation.