of paying up to €13m in taxes and fees to IS to keep the factory, located in the heart of then IS territory, functioning. The company has not disputed the figure and acknowledged paying fees to intermediaries but said it does not know the money’s ultimate destination.
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Jordanian intelligence officer tells Guardian Lafarge factory was used by intelligence agencies to gather information on IS hostages