Organisers cancel Brussels attacks 'March Against Fear'

March 26, 2016 22:51

The organisers of a "March Against Fear" planned for Sunday to mark the Brussels terror attacks said that they had cancelled the event after the authorities asked them to do so because of security fears, AFP reported.

"We understand this request. The security of our citizens is an absolute priority. We join the authorities in proposing a delay and ask people not to come this Sunday," the organisers said in a statement.

The authorities earlier asked for the march to be put off, perhaps for several weeks, to allow the police to concentrate their resources on the investigation into the attacks which left 31 dead and 300 wounded.

"We invite the citizens tomorrow to not have this manifestation," Interior Minister Jan Jambon said.

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