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A subdued Bastille Day ceremony sees the Champs-Elysées empty. This year, French President Emmanuel Macron presides a scaled-down gathering of just 2,000 soldiers -- half the usual number -- at the Place de la Concorde. While jets perform their traditional flyovers over the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, authorities call off the annual military parade that marks the July 14, 1789, storming of the Bastille prison that launched the French Revolution. IMAGES
French troops take part in the Bastille Day military parade in Paris. This year, the ceremony is in a reduced format and took a different route due to the upcoming Olympic Games. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron is transported along avenue Foch in the "command car" during the Bastille Day military parade in Paris before greeting members of his government and the army. IMAGES
Police and military line the Champs Elysees in Paris ahead of France's Bastille Day celebrations, which are set to take place under tight security two weeks after the country was swept by riots. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is president Emmanuel Macron's guest of honour. IMAGES
Medical staff in white coats join the ranks of the military under the loud applause of French President Emmanuel Macron and all the audience, during the Bastille day ceremony at Concorde square in Paris. This year's celebration is honouring the mobilisation of the armies and hospitals too fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. IMAGES
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