Bastille Day: France commemorates Nice attack victims; Emmanuel Macron vows to fight terror

Bastille Day: France commemorates Nice attack victims; Emmanuel Macron vows to fight terror

FP Staff July 15, 2017, 10:38:34 IST

US president Donald Trump joined French president Emmanuel Macron for the Bastille Day celebrations to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the US entry into World War I.

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US president Donald Trump joined French president Emmanuel Macron for the Bastille Day celebrations to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the US entry into World War I. The two men sat side by side with their wives to watch the parade. AP

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Five of the 145 US troops who took part in the parade wore period World War 1 uniforms and Trump saluted the detachment as it passed. French soldiers taking part in the mission against the Islamic State also took part in the parade. AP

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Soldiers of both the countries marched down the Champs-Elysees together, marking the friendship between the United States and France. AP

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Macron vowed to “fight without mercy” inside and outside France to end extremist attacks. Some of the victims of the Nice attack and their families also attended the Bastille Day celebrations. AP

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The celebrations were followed by commemorations. The names of the victims were read out aloud and posted on a board in the form of a heart. AP

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