CNN Sources Confirm Explosives Were Found in Trunk of Synagogue Attacker's Car

"What I'm told from sources who are briefed on the case is that looking into the back of this vehicle, they saw what appears to be explosives. It was described as a number of what they described as mortars. So, when you think about what are those, those could be rockets that are launched in the military sense, or they could be based on that appearance the kind of mortars that launch fireworks."

"Either way, part of this plan might have been to ram their way into the building, use the firearm to confront any resistance, and then set off some kind of conflagration from the back of that vehicle with whatever these items are, that appear to be possible explosives."

A man crashed a vehicle into Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, then engaged in gunfire with security before being killed. No other injuries occurred. Authorities discovered explosive devices, possibly mortars, in the vehicle. Security and rapid response prevented what could have been a devastating attack. The suspected plan involved ramming the building, using firearms against resistance, and detonating explosives from the vehicle. The synagogue complex includes a school and early childhood center. This incident was one of multiple shootings occurring in the U.S. that day, including a separate shooting at Old Dominion University.

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