The suspect who attacked a synagogue in Michigan lost family members in an Israeli strike in Lebanon on March 5. Relatives and neighbors in his hometown share their views on his actions.

The explosive-laden vehicle that barreled into the preschool entrance of a Michigan synagogue with 140 children inside is registered to a naturalized US citizen from Lebanon, according to a report. The car — driven by an unidentified antisemitic maniac who died after smashing through the doors of Temple Israel and hurling down the hallway in a targeted attack Thursday afternoon — is linked to a Lebanese resident of Dearborn,