A suspect is dead after ramming a vehicle into a Detroit-area synagogue today, Sheriff Michael Bouchard said. The incident happened at Temple Israel, which includes an early childcare center and school, in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan.

• Emergency responders found what appeared to be a large amount of explosives in the back of the vehicle, according to law enforcement officials briefed on the scene.

• After the vehicle hit the building, security opened gunfire, killing the suspect, Bouchard said. One security guard was hit by the vehicle but is expected to recover, the sheriff said.

• Against the backdrop of wars in the Middle East, antisemitism has surged globally, according to the Anti-Defamation League. The incident in Michigan comes amid a succession of attacks on members of the Jewish community in the US, and Jewish institutions such as synagogues and schools have implemented tighter security systems.