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.

“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 (BAC.N), opens new tab 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.

SOURCE: REUTERS AND AGENCIES