ZeroFox Physical Security Intelligence Daily Brief - October 24, 2024

ZeroFox Physical Security Intelligence Daily Brief - October 24, 2024

ZeroFox physical security experts collect, curate, and analyze information derived from open and proprietary sources for comprehensive context of the circumstances surrounding global events. Here is today’s daily roundup of major developments.

Brief Highlights

• Multiple Fatalities, Injuries from Suspected Terror Attack on Aerospace Headquarters in Ankara, Turkey
• Nearly 30,000 Haitian Migrants Repatriated from Dominican Republic
• At Least 25 Injured as Protests Calling for President’s Resignation Escalate

Multiple Fatalities, Injuries from Suspected Terror Attack on Aerospace Headquarters in Ankara, Turkey

A suspected terror attack caused multiple fatalities and injuries at the headquarters of Turkey’s state-run aerospace company outside the capital, Ankara. Authorities claim at least two attackers took part, with one reportedly detonating a suicide vest while the other opened fire on security personnel with a rifle. No group immediately claimed responsibility, but Turkey has recently dealt with attacks from both Kurdish separatists and militants associated with the Islamic State.

Nearly 30,000 Haitian Migrants Repatriated from Dominican Republic

The Haitian General Directorate of Migration reported that since October 3, 2024, the government of the Dominican Republic deported nearly 30,000 Haitian migrants. Near the beginning of October 2024, the president of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader, announced that his government had set the goal of deporting 10,000 Haitians a week. Dominican Republic officials at different levels of the government have called for further deportations. Most recently, the municipal government of Santiago de la Cruz announced that all Haitians in the city had 5 days to leave. This announcement comes following allegations that Haitian migrants in the city had been involved in a large-scale cattle theft incident. The continued deportation of Haitian migrants from the Dominican Republic is likely to fuel further attempts by Haitian migrants and asylum seekers to reach the United States.

At Least 25 Injured as Protests Calling for President’s Resignation Escalate

At least 25 police officers were injured when protesters demanding the resignation of Bangladesh’s president attempted to storm his residence in the capital, Dhaka. Protesters had earlier demonstrated in multiple cities against President Mohammed Shahabuddin, whom they accused of being allied with former prime minister Sheikh Hasina. The protests are in response to Shahabuddin’s recent comments casting uncertainty on the legitimacy of Hasina’s resignation. Bangladesh continues to see simmering discontent following student-led protests that ousted Hasina in August. Further escalations resulting in violence cannot be ruled out.