A man rammed his vehicle into a synagogue in the Detroit metropolitan area in Michigan on Thursday, before engaging in shooting with law enforcement. He was later found dead in his car.On the same day, authorities also announced that one person was killed when a gunman opened fire at Old Dominion University in Virginia, in an attack being investigated as an “act of terror”.The United States has been on high alert for domestic attacks after it launched its war on Iran alongside Israel on February 28, now in its 14th day.Here is more about what happened.What happened at the synagogue in Michigan?On Thursday at 05:33 GMT, FBI director Kash Patel announced on X that FBI personnel were responding to an apparent vehicle ramming and “active shooter situation” at Temple Israel synagogue in Michigan.Oakland Sheriff Mike Bouchard told reporters that a car had been rammed into the synagogue, which also houses an early learning centre for children. The driver then fired a gun at security personnel at the site.“Security saw him, engaged him in gunfire,” Bouchard said.The assailant was later found dead in the vehicle, which had caught fire, Bouchard said. It is unclear how the fire started. The cause of death was not immediately clear, but authorities later said he had been fatally shot by security officials.Bouchard said there were no other injuries in the incident, and none of the s …
