French cement&maker Lafarge found guilty of financing jihadists in Syria, former CEO jailed

​A Paris court ​on Monday found cement maker Lafarge, now owned by Switzerland's Holcim, guilty ​of ‌paying the Islamic State group and other jihadists to ⁠keep a plant operating in northern Syria ​during the country's ‌civil war. The company's former CEO was sentenced to six years' prison. 

French cement&maker Lafarge found guilty of financing jihadists in Syria, former CEO jailed
​A Paris court ​on Monday found cement maker Lafarge, now owned by Switzerland's Holcim, guilty ​of ‌paying the Islamic State group and other jihadists to ⁠keep a plant operating in northern Syria ​during the country's ‌civil war. The company's former CEO was sentenced to six years' prison.