Haiti extends state of emergency as intruders break into key port terminal

A major port terminal in Haiti was broken into Thursday as violence in the country escalated after the government extended its state of emergency.

Intruders broke into a major port terminal in Haiti Thursday as violence in the country escalated after the government extended its state of emergency. The Haitian government decreed the state of emergency would be extended to April 3 in the country’s West Region and the capital Port-au-Prince. A curfew has been extended to March 10. It comes as Port-au-Prince’s Caribbean Port Services (CPS) terminal, a major player in Haiti’s food import supply chain, was broken into around 8 a.m., two security sources told CNN. The intruders headed to the terminal’s gated warehouse area that houses many containers, the sources said. The source said the unrest at the port continues. Video of the port on Thursday showed hundreds of people on the streets around the facility and what appeared to be dozens of people breaking into the gated warehouse. CPS did not respond to CNN’s requests for comment. Exclusive satellite imagery from Airbus seen by CNN showed people massing outside of the area and crowds moving in through an opening to the street.