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Bastille Day

Bastille Day: Fireworks burst over the Eiffel Tower
Fireworks burst over the Eiffel Tower Photograph: Loic Venance/AFP/Getty Images
Bastille Day: People watch fireworks exploding over the Eiffel Tower
People watch fireworks exploding over the Eiffel Tower, which is 120 years old this year Photograph: Mladen Antonov/AFP/Getty Images
Bastille Day: People wait for the beginning of the Johnny Hallyday concert
People wait for the beginning of the Johnny Hallyday concert Photograph: Philipp Guelland/AFP/Getty Images
Bastille Day: Johnny Hallyday during a free concert at the foot of the Eiffel Tower
Johnny Hallyday during a free concert at the foot of the Eiffel Tower Photograph: Mehdi Fedouach/AFP/Getty Images
Bastille Day: Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy arrive at a garden party
Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy arrive at a garden party Photograph: Julien Hekimian/WireImage.com/Getty
Bastille Day: Alphajets from the Air Force's Patrouille de France
Alphajets from the air force's Patrouille de France (the French acrobatic patrol) fly in an arrow formation over the Arc de Triomphe Photograph: Jacques Brinon/AP
Bastille Day: Nicolas Sarkozy waves to the crowd
Nicolas Sarkozy, the French president, waves to the crowd next to chief of the defence staff, General Jean-Louis Georgelin, during the military parade on the Champs-Elysées Photograph: Boris Horvat/AFP/Getty Images
Bastille Day: Nicolas Sarkozy speaks to his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy
Nicolas Sarkozy speaks to his wife, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, upon arrival at the Place de la Concorde Photograph: Philippe Wojazer/AFP/Getty Images
Bastille Day: French Navy troops get ready before the start of the military parade
French navy troops get ready before the start of the military parade Photograph: Philipp Guelland/AFP/Getty Images
Bastille Day: French Navy troops before the start of the military parade
French navy troops before the start of the military parade Photograph: Philipp Guelland/AFP/Getty Images
Bastille Day: Indian Navy troops stand guard prior to the start of the military parade
Indian navy troops stand guard prior to the start of the military parade on the Champs-Elysées Photograph: Philipp Guelland/AFP/Getty Images
Bastille Day: Indian troops stand guard prior to the start of the military parade
More Indian troops on the Champs-Elysées Photograph: Phillip Guelland/AFP/Getty Images
Bastille Day: Carla Bruni-Sarkozy and Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen's wife
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy and Bun Rany Hun Sen, wife of the Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen Photograph: Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters
Bastille Day: French Saint-Cyr military academy officers
French Saint-Cyr military academy officers before the start of the parade Photograph: Philipp Guelland/AFP/Getty Images
Bastille Day: Indian troops head the Bastille Day military parade
Indian troops head the Bastille Day military parade Photograph: Eric Feferberg/AFP/Getty Images
Bastille Day: Nicolas Sarkozy rides in a military command car
Nicolas Sarkozy rides in a military command car, accompanied by the republican guard Photograph: Mal Langsdon/Reuters
Bastille Day: Nicolas Sarkozy stands in front a military band
Nicolas Sarkozy stands in front a military band performing the national anthem Photograph: Eric Feferberg/AFP/Getty Images
Bastille Day: People leaving the grand stands on the Champs-Elysee
People leaving the grand stands on the Champs-Elysées Photograph: Loic Venance/AFP/Getty Images
Bastille Day: People on the Champs-Elysee
People on the Champs-Elysées after the parade Photograph: Loic Venance/AFP/Getty Images
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