France has banned a major gathering of Muslims in the northern Paris suburbs, saying it could be a terrorist target.
The four-day Annual Encounter of Muslims of France was due to open on Friday at an exhibition centre in Le Bourget, attracting tens of thousands of people from across Europe.
But according to the Paris police department, in "an international and national context which is particularly tense" the gathering was "exposed to an important terrorist risk toward the Muslim community".
The event's organisers immediately sought an emergency injunction to allow it to go ahead, and a ruling was expected during the day.
Part cultural and religious conference, part trade fair, the Muslim gathering used to be annual, but has in fact not been held since 2019.
