Kir

Mayor Emir Kir had said he wanted to ensure public security.

But Mr Kir later confirmed the conference would go ahead - although he said he would remain "vigilant".

Emir Kir, mayor of the Saint-Joss neighborhood where it was held, had ordered police to prevent people from entering.

Kir acted after a group of anti-fascists threatened to disrupt the meeting.

Emir Kir, the Socialist Party mayor of the central Brussels neighborhood where the gathering took place, issued the order to close the National Conservatism Conference on grounds of “public safety.”