French intelligence uses Lafarge cement company for spying purposes in Syria

Madrid, SANA- A documentary program prepared by the Spanish Radio and Television Corporation revealed that the French intelligence used the cement factory established by the Lafarge company in northern Syria as a cover for a network of spies to fight the Syrian state.

According to the documentary program, a group of journalists along with an investigation team and experts managed to travel to northern Syria and uncovered an abandoned cement factory for the French industrial company Lafarge, which specializes in cement, construction, collecting thousands of documents in Syria, Jordan, Dubai, and Paris on the role of the French intelligence services on how they use the factory to establish a network of spies in Syria.

The investigation sources noted that the Lafarge company has funded the terrorist organizations in Syria by 2.7 million euros , and that the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs was aware of the relationship between the company and Daesh (ISIS) terrorist organization and its funding for it.

The program added that many executives and partners in Lafarge are now on trial before French courts on charges of financing terrorism in Syria after public opinion had discovered what happened. This investigation revealed secrets that some wanted to hide, especially officials in the French state.

Shaza Qreima

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