India, March 14 -- The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is examining possible international and personal connections behind the suspect in the Temple Israel synagogue attack in Michigan. The suspect had previously been reported in US intelligence databases for links to suspected members of the militant group Hezbollah.

However, he was not suspected of being a member himself, CNN reported.

Authorities identified the suspect as Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, a 41-year-old Lebanese-born US citizen. Ghazali rammed a vehicle into the Temple Israel synagogue complex in West Bloomfield Township on March 12.

Investigators said that Ghazali may have been influenced by recent events in the Middle East. CNN reported that two of the suspects' brother...