Overview
- The Paris Administrative Court on Friday scrapped a police order that halted the four-day Meeting of the Muslims of France, letting the event open at Le Bourget.
- Paris police had banned the gathering at Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez's request, citing a significant terrorist risk and possible disruption by small far-right groups.
- Judges said police evidence did not show a real threat of public disorder or targeted attacks and noted that organizers added extra screening and other security steps.
- Officials pointed to last weekend’s foiled bombing attempt at a Bank of America office in Paris, which investigators linked to a new pro‑Iran network, to explain the higher alert.
- The case unfolds as the Interior Ministry readies a late‑April bill to counter radical Islamist infiltration of associations, while organizers stress the event’s return after five years and expect thousands of visitors each day.