• Lebanese policewomen march during a military parade to mark the 73rd anniversary of Lebanon’s independence from France in central Beirut. Bilal Hussein / AP Photo
    Lebanese policewomen march during a military parade to mark the 73rd anniversary of Lebanon’s independence from France in central Beirut. Bilal Hussein / AP Photo
  • Army soldiers on horseback carry Lebanese flags. Wael Hamzeh / EPA
    Army soldiers on horseback carry Lebanese flags. Wael Hamzeh / EPA
  • Lebanese president Michel Aoun, left, and Samir Mokbel, the minister of defence, ride in a Land Rover to review the parade. Wael Hamzeh / EPA
    Lebanese president Michel Aoun, left, and Samir Mokbel, the minister of defence, ride in a Land Rover to review the parade. Wael Hamzeh / EPA
  • Lebanese tanks. Bilal Hussein / AP Photo
    Lebanese tanks. Bilal Hussein / AP Photo
  • The Rocket battalion. Wael Hamzeh / EPA
    The Rocket battalion. Wael Hamzeh / EPA
  • Lebanon gained independence from France in 1943. Bilal Hussein / AP Photo
    Lebanon gained independence from France in 1943. Bilal Hussein / AP Photo
  • Commandos. Mohamed Azakir / Reuters
    Commandos. Mohamed Azakir / Reuters
  • Lebanon’s prime minister-designate Saad Al Hariri, parliamentary speaker Nabih Berri, president Michel Aoun and former prime minister Tammam Salam attend the military parade. Mohamed Azakir / Reuters
    Lebanon’s prime minister-designate Saad Al Hariri, parliamentary speaker Nabih Berri, president Michel Aoun and former prime minister Tammam Salam attend the military parade. Mohamed Azakir / Reuters
  • Lebanese tanks. Bilal Hussein / AP Photo
    Lebanese tanks. Bilal Hussein / AP Photo

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New president attends military parade to mark Lebanon’s independence day — in pictures

The National staff

November 22, 2016

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Michel Aoun, Lebanon’s newly elected president, attends a military parade in central Beirut to mark the country’s independence day.

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