France celebrates Bastille Day - in pictures

  • France's President Emmanuel Macron presents a new sword before the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Arc de Triomphe during the Bastille Day parade in Paris. AFP
    France's President Emmanuel Macron presents a new sword before the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Arc de Triomphe during the Bastille Day parade in Paris. AFP
  • Mr Macron and Thierry Burkhard, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, driving down the Champs-Elysees. AP
    Mr Macron and Thierry Burkhard, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, driving down the Champs-Elysees. AP
  • The military parade, pictured here with the Arc de Triomphe in the background on the Champs-Elysees, takes place annually in Paris on July 14. AFP
    The military parade, pictured here with the Arc de Triomphe in the background on the Champs-Elysees, takes place annually in Paris on July 14. AFP
  • France's Republican Guard joins the celebrations on horseback. AFP
    France's Republican Guard joins the celebrations on horseback. AFP
  • Mr Macron shakes hands with Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto as the parade reaches Place de la Concorde. Reuters
    Mr Macron shakes hands with Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto as the parade reaches Place de la Concorde. Reuters
  • A young boy sits next to officials on France’s national day, which marks the storming of the Bastille in 1789, giving rise to the French Revolution. AP
    A young boy sits next to officials on France’s national day, which marks the storming of the Bastille in 1789, giving rise to the French Revolution. AP
  • Military cadets on the march on the Champs-Elysees. Reuters
    Military cadets on the march on the Champs-Elysees. Reuters
  • The Air Force Elite acrobatic flying team releases trails in France's national colours as it flies over the parade. AFP
    The Air Force Elite acrobatic flying team releases trails in France's national colours as it flies over the parade. AFP
  • Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Mishal arrives to attend the annual Bastille Day military ceremony on Place de la Concorde, Paris. Reuters
    Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Mishal arrives to attend the annual Bastille Day military ceremony on Place de la Concorde, Paris. Reuters
  • A soldier with his unit's mascot, a ram named Messaoud. Bastille Day celebrates the French people’s struggle against the oppressive rule of the monarchy, and for liberty, equality and fraternity. AFP
    A soldier with his unit's mascot, a ram named Messaoud. Bastille Day celebrates the French people’s struggle against the oppressive rule of the monarchy, and for liberty, equality and fraternity. AFP
  • Fireworks explode over the Garonne River, as part of the annual Bastille Day celebrations, in Toulouse, south-western France. AFP
    Fireworks explode over the Garonne River, as part of the annual Bastille Day celebrations, in Toulouse, south-western France. AFP