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Law enforcement respond to a call at Temple Israel synagogue on Thursday, March 12, 2026, in West Bloomfield Township, Mich. (AP Photo/Corey Williams)

A grim list: Some notable attacks on houses of worship around the world in recent years

3:49 PM on Thursday, March 12

An attack on a major synagogue in Michigan has resurrected fears about violence at houses of worship

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli attacks have killed a top Iranian nuclear scientist and hit several others. (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert erroneously reported that the strikes had killed multiple nuclear scientists.)

2:27 PM on Thursday, March 12

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli attacks have killed a top Iranian nuclear scientist and hit several others. (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert erroneously reported that the strikes had killed multiple nuclear scientists.)

Man armed with a rifle rammed vehicle into Michigan synagogue and was fatally shot by security, AP source says

1:17 PM on Thursday, March 12

Man armed with a rifle rammed vehicle into Michigan synagogue and was fatally shot by security, AP source says

Suspect in attack on Michigan synagogue is dead, AP source says

1:05 PM on Thursday, March 12

Suspect in attack on Michigan synagogue is dead, AP source says

Officials say security engaged in gunfire and suspect at large after attack on a Michigan synagogue, no deaths reported

12:50 PM on Thursday, March 12

Officials say security engaged in gunfire and suspect at large after attack on a Michigan synagogue, no deaths reported

Law enforcement respond to a call at Temple Israel synagogue Thursday, March 12, 2026, in West Bloomfield Township, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Armed man rammed vehicle into Michigan synagogue and was fatally shot by security, AP source says

12:26 PM on Thursday, March 12

A man armed with a rifle rammed a vehicle into a major synagogue in a Detroit suburb and was fatally shot by security

Police respond to a report of an active shooter at a synagogue in Michigan where smoke is billowing from the building

12:22 PM on Thursday, March 12

Police respond to a report of an active shooter at a synagogue in Michigan where smoke is billowing from the building

Israeli military warns residents of a large swath of Lebanon to leave their homes, saying it will act against Hezbollah

8:43 AM on Thursday, March 12

Israeli military warns residents of a large swath of Lebanon to leave their homes, saying it will act against Hezbollah

Iran's topleader calls on Gulf Arabs to 'shut down' US bases, saying promised US protection 'nothing more than a lie'

8:36 AM on Thursday, March 12

Iran's topleader calls on Gulf Arabs to 'shut down' US bases, saying promised US protection 'nothing more than a lie'

Iran's top leader says 'we will obtain compensation' from the enemy or 'we will destroy its assets to the same extent'

8:33 AM on Thursday, March 12

Iran's top leader says 'we will obtain compensation' from the enemy or 'we will destroy its assets to the same extent'

Iran's supreme leader vows to avenge 'martyrs,' including from Minab school attack

8:31 AM on Thursday, March 12

Iran's supreme leader vows to avenge 'martyrs,' including from Minab school attack

Iran's supreme leader says attacks on Gulf Arab neighbors will continue

8:22 AM on Thursday, March 12

Iran's supreme leader says attacks on Gulf Arab neighbors will continue

Iran's supreme leader says that the leverage of closing the Strait of Hormuz should be used

8:19 AM on Thursday, March 12

Iran's supreme leader says that the leverage of closing the Strait of Hormuz should be used

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei issues first statement as war with US and Israel rages

8:16 AM on Thursday, March 12

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei issues first statement as war with US and Israel rages

FILE - Cardinal Konrad Krajewski walks after being elected in a consistory in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Thursday, June 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)

Pope appoints trusted fellow Augustinian to run Vatican's charity office

8:02 AM on Thursday, March 12

Pope Leo XIV has entrusted the Vatican’s charity works to a fellow Augustinian priest

‘The Tibetan Book of the Dead’ is actually not just about death

7:28 AM on Thursday, March 12

UN refugee agency says up to 3.2 million people in Iran have been displaced by the war

5:54 AM on Thursday, March 12

UN refugee agency says up to 3.2 million people in Iran have been displaced by the war

A woman sits on rubble across from a residential building damaged last Sunday during the U.S.-Israeli air campaign in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

The Latest: Crude oil hits $100 a barrel as Iran vows to keep fighting after 6,000 US airstrikes

11:02 PM on Wednesday, March 11

Iran’s new supreme leader vowed to keep attacking the country's Gulf Arab neighbors and using its threat of closing the Strait of Hormuz as leverage

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