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Armed attack on Michigan synagogue exposes domestic front of Middle East conflict

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Target of the attack; building sustained fire damage

A 41-year-old naturalized citizen from Lebanon rammed a truck loaded with fireworks and an unidentified chemical accelerant through Temple Israel's front doors in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan, on March 12, exiting armed with a rifle. Synagogue security guards shot and killed him before he reached any of the 140 children and staff inside.

Updated May 30