Impossible to import photos in 'Synchronize Folder' dialog. Bug?

When I try to synchronize a particular folder in LR3, the dialog says there are 16 new photos in that folder. On the import screen however, these photos are only shown if I uncheck the 'Don't import Suspected Duplicates' tickbox. If I do that and import the photos's, they indeed show up double in the database. But, if I tick that box, no photo's for import are shown.
I can find these photo's in LR using the filename. When I then use the 'Locate in Explorer' dialog in LR, they all ARE in that particular folder. Is this a bug? Is there a workaround? How do I get these photo's to show up in that folder?

I upgraded to Lightroom 5.7 and I can do the import of the pictures.

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