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Bastille Day celebrations take over Paris

A formation of military helicopters fly over the Arc de Triomphe during the traditional Bastille Day military parade in Paris on July 14.
A formation of military helicopters fly over the Arc de Triomphe during the traditional Bastille Day military parade in Paris on July 14.Mal Langsdon / Reuters
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Armored vehicles parade down the Champs Elysees as part of the Bastille Day Military parade in Paris, France, on July 14. The Bastille Day, the French National Day, is held annually on 14 July to commemorate the storming of the Bastille fortress in 1789.
Armored vehicles parade down the Champs Elysees as part of the Bastille Day Military parade in Paris, France, on July 14. The Bastille Day, the French National Day, is held annually on 14 July to commemorate the storming of the Bastille fortress in 1789.Ian Langsdon / EPA

Two French carrier-borne strike fighter aircrafts Super Etendard, and a French long-range reconnaissance aircraft Atlantique 2, fly over Paris and La Defense, during the Bastille Day military parade in Paris, on July 14.
Two French carrier-borne strike fighter aircrafts Super Etendard, and a French long-range reconnaissance aircraft Atlantique 2, fly over Paris and La Defense, during the Bastille Day military parade in Paris, on July 14.Guillaume Baptiste / AFP - Getty Images

French President Francois Hollande arrives by car with French Army Chief of Staff Admiral Edouard Guillaud, right, at the Place de la Concorde to attend the Bastille Day military parade in Paris, France, on July 14. The Bastille Day, the French National Day, is held annually on 14 July to commemorate the storming of the Bastille fortress in 1789.
French President Francois Hollande arrives by car with French Army Chief of Staff Admiral Edouard Guillaud, right, at the Place de la Concorde to attend the Bastille Day military parade in Paris, France, on July 14. The Bastille Day, the French National Day, is held annually on 14 July to commemorate the storming of the Bastille fortress in 1789.Ian Langsdon / EPA

French military aircraft fly over Paris during the Bastille Day military parade in Paris, on July 14.
French military aircraft fly over Paris during the Bastille Day military parade in Paris, on July 14.Guillaume Baptiste / AFP - Getty Images

A formation of military helicopters fly over the Arc de Triomphe during the traditional Bastille Day military parade in Paris on July 14.
A formation of military helicopters fly over the Arc de Triomphe during the traditional Bastille Day military parade in Paris on July 14.Mal Langsdon / Reuters

French soldiers from the 1st Spahis Regiment take part in the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris on July 14.
French soldiers from the 1st Spahis Regiment take part in the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris on July 14.Bertrand Guay / AFP - Getty Images

Nine alphajets from the French Air Force Patrouille de France release trails of blue, white and red smoke, colors of French national flag, as they fly over Louvre museum and the Louvre Pyramid during the Bastille Day military parade in Paris, on July 14.
Nine alphajets from the French Air Force Patrouille de France release trails of blue, white and red smoke, colors of French national flag, as they fly over Louvre museum and the Louvre Pyramid during the Bastille Day military parade in Paris, on July 14.Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP - Getty Images

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