(14 Jul 2025)
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Paris – 14 July 2025
1. Various of Indonesian marching band
2. Various of Indonesian troops marching
3. Various of Franco-Finnish troops under UN mandate in Lebanon (blue berets)
4. Various of troops, armoured vehicles, tanks, police and fire brigade personnell and vehicles taking part in parade
5. Mid of horse buckling on his back legs before recovering as mounted guards take part in parade, another gallops past without rider
6. Mid of mounted guards taking part in parade with one horse without rider
7. Various of mounted guards taking part in parade
STORYLINE:
Indonesian troops paraded down the Champs Elysées on Monday as guests of honour for France’s Bastille Day celebrations.
Finnish troops serving in the U.N. force in Lebanon, and Belgian and Luxembourg troops serving in a NATO force in Romania also paraded through Paris, reflecting the increasingly international nature of the event.
France is marking the day with parades, fireworks, and festivities nationwide.
The holiday celebrates the 1789 storming of the Bastille prison, a pivotal moment in the French Revolution.
The spectacle began on the ground, with French President Emmanuel Macron reviewing the troops and relighting the eternal flame beneath the Arc de Triomphe.
Two riders fell from their horses near the end of the parade, and it was unclear whether anyone was hurt. Such incidents happen occasionally at the annual event.
Each parade uniform has a touch of symbolism.
The contingent from the French Foreign Legion was eye-catching, its bearded troops wearing leather aprons and carrying axes, a reference to their original role as route clearers for advancing armies.
Every year, France hosts a special guest for Bastille Day, and this year it’s Indonesia, with President Prabowo Subianto representing the world’s largest Muslim country, which also a major Asian economic and military player.
Indonesian troops, including 200 traditional drummers, marched in Monday’s parade, and Indonesia is expected to confirm new purchases of Rafale fighter jets and other French military equipment during the visit.
Prabowo, who was accused of rights abuses under Indonesia’s prior dictatorship, will be treated to a special holiday dinner at the Elysée Palace.
AP video shot by Alex Turnbull
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