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France celebrates Bastille Day with a tribute to India amid tight security

Indian's Army Punjab Regiment marches during the annual Bastille Day military parade down the Champs Elysees. © REUTERS / GONZALO FUENTES

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was guest of honour during France's Bastille Day celebrations on Friday, which are taking place under tight security two weeks after riots swept the country.

The annual Bastille Day festivities, which mark the storming of the Bastille prison at the start of the French Revolution in 1789, kicked off with a traditional military parade in the morning that saw tanks, planes and soldiers sweep down the Champs Elysees.

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