
Bastille Day celebrations —
People watch as fireworks illuminate the night sky near the Eiffel Tower during the annual Bastille Day celebrations on July 14, 2012 in Paris.

Bastille Day celebrations —
The Patrouille de France military planes fly over the Champs Elysee avenue in Paris to open the Bastille Day military parade.

Bastille Day celebrations —
Soldiers from the 92nd Infantry Regiment march down the Champs Elysees with Panhard light armoured vehicles.

Bastille Day celebrations —
France's President Francois Hollande (left) and French Army Chief of Staff Admiral Edouard Guillaud review the troops.

Bastille Day celebrations —
Crowds line the Champs Elysees to watch the Bastille Day parade.

Bastille Day celebrations —
French paratroopers from the 1st Parachute Chasseur Regiment on parade in Paris.

Bastille Day celebrations —
French military aircraft fly over the Arc de Triomphe in Paris to celebrate Bastille Day.