Behind the story: French cement firm Lafarge in the dock, accused of funding terrorism

04/11/2025 15:00 France 24

Some of the leading figures behind the trial of a huge multinational getting underway in Paris have spoken to FRANCE 24 about how the French cement company Lafarge put its own economic interests above any other considerations. Lafarge stands accused of making payments to the Islamic State group and other terrorist groups in northern Syria to keep its cement factory operating and protected during the country's civil war.

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