New York, Oct 18 (AP) French cement company Lafarge pleaded guilty Tuesday to paying USD 17 million to the Islamic State group so that a plant in Syria could remain open, a case that the Justice Department described as the first of its kind.

The charges were announced in federal court in New York City.

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The allegations involve conduct that was earlier investigated by authorities in France. (AP)

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