French cement maker Lafarge found guilty of financing jihadists in Syria
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“French cement maker Lafarge found guilty of financing jihadists in Syria”
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“A French court on Monday ruled that cement conglomerate Lafarge was guilty of paying the Islamic State (IS) group and other jihadists protection money to maintain its business in war-torn Syria”
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“The court found Lafarge – which has since been acquired by Swiss conglomerate Holcim – paid millions of dollars in 2013 and 2014, via its subsidiary Lafarge Cement Syria (LCS), to jihadist groups and intermediaries to keep its plant operating in northern Syria”
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