A French court fined the cement group Lafarge and sentenced its former chief executive to six years in prison. This was for providing protection money to the Islamic State group and other jihadists to maintain their operations in Syria.

A French court on Monday fined the cement group Lafarge over $1.3 million and sentenced its former boss to six years in prison for paying protection money to the Islamic State group and other jihadists to maintain its business in war-torn Syria. FRANCE 24's Emerald Maxwell reports.