(SeaPRwire) –   The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) announced on Monday that the individual suspected of driving his vehicle into a synagogue near Detroit, Michigan, earlier this month was motivated by Hezbollah, an Iran-supported militant organization.

During a press conference, Jennifer Runyan, who leads the FBI’s Detroit field office, characterized the incident at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township—Michigan’s largest Jewish temple—as a “Hezbollah-inspired act of terrorism deliberately targeting the Jewish community.” Officials had previously named the 41-year-old suspect as Ayman Mohamad Ghazali. Runyan stated that there is no indication of any co-conspirators.

According to authorities, Ghazali died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after reportedly crashing a vehicle into the synagogue on March 12. The car, containing jugs of gasoline and fireworks, ignited during the assault.

A security guard was hit by the vehicle and transported to the hospital. Ghazali then reportedly exchanged gunfire with a different guard. No children or staff inside the building sustained injuries in the incident, which took place while the temple’s preschool was operating.

Runyan stated that the investigation, which included examining hundreds of forensic files and conducting over 100 interviews, uncovered Ghazali’s “recurring search history of pro-Hezbollah news channels, Iranian news channels, and videos about shoot-outs and bullets.”

She mentioned that in the days preceding the attack, Ghazali acquired an “AR-style rifle” from a local gun shop, along with 10 magazines and 300 rounds of ammunition, and practiced using the weapon at a shooting range. Runyan elaborated on other purchases Ghazali reportedly made during that period, such as 40 5.3-gallon water containers from an online retailer, many of which she indicated he subsequently filled with gasoline during numerous visits to gas stations; $2,200 worth of fireworks; and two torch lighters, which she said the FBI suspects he used to ignite his truck. According to Runyan, he also searched for terms like “the largest gathering of Israelis in Michigan.”

A week prior to the incident, two of Ghazali’s brothers, a niece, and a nephew were reportedly killed in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon. A Lebanese official had previously informed NBC News that his deceased brothers were believed to be Hezbollah members. Runyan stated that the day before the attack, Ghazali created a Facebook photo album titled “vengeance,” featuring images of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei—who died in the initial wave of U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran late last month—and pictures of his deceased relatives.

Runyan reported that on the day of the attack, Ghazali continued to post on his social media accounts and sent several messages to his sister, conveying his “commitment to commit violent action, references to martyrdom, as well as threats to attack what he described as the largest gathering of Israelis in Michigan.”

According to Runyan, in a video sent to his sister 10 minutes before the attack, Ghazali purportedly stated, “I have booby-trapped the car. I will forcefully enter and start shooting at them. God willing, I will kill as many of them as I possibly can.”