France bans planned gathering of Muslims in Paris area, citing security risk

PARIS, April 2 (Reuters) - ‌France banned ​a ​gathering of Muslims that was planned in the Paris area for the coming ‌days, due to it representing a security ⁠risk, the country's top police officer said on Thursday.

"At ‌the request of the ‌Interior Minister Laurent Nunez, I have issued an order prohibiting the 40th edition of the ​Annual Meeting of Muslims of France, from April 3 to April 6 at the Paris–Le ⁠Bourget Exhibition Centre," the Paris police chief Patrice Faure said in ​a post on X.

"This decision is set within a national and international context ​marked by heightened tensions and ‌an increased level of terrorist alert, risks of public disorder, and the ⁠large police presence on the streets in the coming days," he said.

The decision comes after France increased ⁠security at sensitive sites across Paris after a foiled bomb ​attack on Bank of America's offices last weekend, in the wake of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.

Asked to ‌comment on the situation, Makhlouf Mameche, head of the organisation that planned ‌the event, confirmed the banning order and added ⁠his organisation would be ‌making a legal ​appeal against the decision.

(Reporting by Juliette Jabkhiro and Sudip Kar-Gupta; Editing by Chris ‌Reese)

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