Jewish leaders said they knew an attack like the one that unfolded Thursday at Temple Israel was possible, which is why they were prepared and why the car-ramming and fire wasn’t deadly for the dozens of children and staff inside the Michigan synagogue.
Quick action from security guards, safety protocols, drills and training likely all played a role in limiting the devastation caused by an armed driver who plowed into the Detroit-area temple with his explosives-laden pickup.
“We’re angry, we’re sad. I wish I could say we were surprised, but this is the kind of stuff that’s happening in our world right now,” said Steven Ingber, a member of the congregation and CEO of the Jewish Federation of Detroit.
The FBI has called the attack “a targeted act of violence against the Jewish community.”
As the investigation continued Friday into the attack carried out by Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, Jewish leaders surveyed
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