France bans Muslim gathering in Paris

PARIS, Apr 03: 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.    �"REUTERS