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Planes from the French Acrobatic Patrol, spray lines of red, white and blue smoke, the colours of the French flag fly, over the Eiffel Tower. EPA

Alpha jets from the French Air Force Patrouille de France fly past the Arc de Triomphe during the Bastille Day celebrations in Paris, France. Reuters

The Champs Elysees avenue and the Arc de Triomphe is empty for the coronavrius-infused celebration. Reuters

Members of medical staff pose with the French flag as they take part in the annual Bastille Day ceremony on the Place de la Concorde in Paris. AP

French leaders take a socially distant seat for the celebrations that this year are honouring the heroes of the pandemic. AFP

French troops march by a banner reading 'a committed, joint and united nation' during in the annual Bastille Day ceremony. AFP

Healthcare workers are applauded at the Bastille Day parade. AP

France's President Emmanuel Macron, background centre, sings the national anthem. AP

Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron attend the celebrations on Place de la Concorde. Reuters

Planes from the French Acrobatic Patrol, spray lines of red, white and blue smoke, the colours of the French flag fly, over the Eiffel Tower. EPA

Alpha jets from the French Air Force Patrouille de France fly past the Arc de Triomphe during the Bastille Day celebrations in Paris, France. Reuters

The Champs Elysees avenue and the Arc de Triomphe is empty for the coronavrius-infused celebration. Reuters

Members of medical staff pose with the French flag as they take part in the annual Bastille Day ceremony on the Place de la Concorde in Paris. AP

French leaders take a socially distant seat for the celebrations that this year are honouring the heroes of the pandemic. AFP

French troops march by a banner reading 'a committed, joint and united nation' during in the annual Bastille Day ceremony. AFP

Healthcare workers are applauded at the Bastille Day parade. AP

France's President Emmanuel Macron, background centre, sings the national anthem. AP

Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron attend the celebrations on Place de la Concorde. Reuters

Planes from the French Acrobatic Patrol, spray lines of red, white and blue smoke, the colours of the French flag fly, over the Eiffel Tower. EPA

France honours coronavirus heroes at revamped Bastille Day

French national day replaces traditional crowded military parades with celebration of pandemic's essential workers, from medics to supermarket staff

July 14, 2020

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