US EditionVance responds to Temple Israel attack, praises security guard during Michigan visit
Vance praised the synagogue's security team, highlighting guard Danny Phillips as a hero and urged prayers as FBI investigates the attack as targeted violence against Jews.
- On March 16, Vice President JD Vance praised the response to the Temple Israel attack in West Bloomfield Township and urged prayers during remarks at Engineering Design Services in Auburn Hills, Michigan.
- On March 12, the attacker Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, 41-year-old Lebanese-born naturalized U.S. citizen, drove a gray Ford F-150 into Temple Israel, fired at security, and died from a self-inflicted gunshot.
- Temple Israel's security team, trained in January, engaged the assailant, and no congregants or the approximately 20 preschool students at the Early Childhood Learning Center were injured.
- Authorities say they are still investigating and the FBI described the attack as a targeted act of violence, while security around houses of worship has increased since President Donald Trump and JD Vance's visits Wednesday.
- Reports indicate relatives of Ghazali, including his niece and nephew, were killed in an Israeli airstrike earlier this month amid heightened Middle East tensions, prompting security concerns.
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Vance responds to Temple Israel attack, praises security guard during Michigan visit
AUBURN HILLS, MI - Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday referenced the recent attack at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, calling for prayers and praising those who responded during remarks at a workforce facility in Auburn Hills.
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