[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] The Lebanese-born man accused of crashing a vehicle packed with explosives into a synagogue outside Detroit earlier this month shot chilling video from the parking lot moments earlier, the Daily Mail has learned.
In the footage, Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, 41, a naturalized US citizen, declared his intention to carry out mass murder in what he described as the largest gathering spot for Israelis in Michigan on March 12.
The synagogue also had a preschool attached, but miraculously, no children were harmed. One security guard was injured at the scene, and the attacker eventually shot himself as his vehicle caught fire.
The Daily Mail can now exclusively share a screenshot from the video the stern-faced suspect shot of himself outside Temple Israel, sporting a keffiyeh around his neck and with his finger on the trigger of a high-powered weapon.
This was part of a trove of evidence leading federal authorities to now conclude this was, in fact, a terrorist attack.
Evidence includes photos, videos, and messages he sent to his sister in Lebanon while in the parking lot, including some he made while sitting in his car outside the temple in West Bloomfield the morning of the attack.
The source who provided the screen grab said it comes from footage of Ghazali playing ‘Hatha al-Sha’b ilayka nidaa,’ a revolutionary anthem in the Arab world which translates to: ’This people is a call to you.’
The chant, a declaration of loyalty and a plea for divine intervention, praises martyrs who die for their cause and includes a shoutout to southern Lebanon and Hezbollah, the terrorist group based there, the source said.
Ghazali displayed the weapon at the end of the video and declared, ‘We rely on God.’
He then shot a second video playing a chant that supports the bombing of enemies and attacks on their fortresses.
He also posted a meme that morning to his collection entitled ‘Vengeance,' with the message: ’There is no need to learn Hebrew anymore.’
The Daily Mail also obtained a photo of Ghazali at a gun range two days before the attack, showing him in a black jacket, wearing plugs in his ears as he stared down the barrel of a rifle.
Ghazali sent nearly two dozen images and messages to his sister that morning, sharing his Hezbollah-inspired ideology, references to martyrdom and his commitment to attack on what he described as Israelis, but in reality, was a reform synagogue of mostly Jewish Americans.
Another photo obtained by the Daily Mail shows the interior wreckage caused by the attack.
Fox News had released one photo of the shooter taken days before the attack, showing him posing with the rifle. That photo was also sent to the sister, the outlet reported.
Authorities said Ghazali drove almost 40 miles from his home in Dearborn Heights to the synagogue complex, which includes a preschool and childcare center.
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