An individual began an exchange of fire with security agents this Thursday at a Michigan synagoguethis according to US media.
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Police officers carried out an operation shortly after the incident, amid growing tension throughout the country for the war between the United States and Israel against Iran.
The chains CNN and Fox News reported the death of the suspectciting police sources.
Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard told reporters that an “individual arrived at the temple” and “security personnel saw him and engaged him with gunfire.” In addition, local media reported that The aggressor rammed the premises with a car in the first instance.
The governor of Michigan, Gretchen Whitmercondemned the attack on the Temple Israel synagogue, located in the town of West Bloomfield.
“The Jewish community of Michigan should be able to live and practice your faith in peace“Whitmer said.
Television images showed the massive operation by law enforcement in the area around the synagogue. You could see that the building a column of smoke was released.
The Jewish Federation of Detroit indicated that Jewish institutions were in preventive confinement.
Regarding the facts, the head of the FBI, Kesh Patel, He reported on his social networks the deployment of his forces to respond to the shooting.
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“FBI personnel is on the scene with his partners in Michigan and responds to the apparent vehicle ramming and active shooter situation at the Temple Israel Synagogue in West Bloomfield Township.”
(With information from AFP)
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