United Nations blue helmets opened a parade on the Champs Elysees in Paris on July 14 to mark Bastille Day [AFP]
Published On 14 Jul 200814 Jul 2008
French air force Alpha Jets flew over the Arc de Triomphe during the ceremony [AFP]
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Israel's Prime minister Ehud Olmert, left, and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak were among those who attended the Bastille Day military parade [AFP]
Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan and his wife were also in attendance[AFP]
Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani remained in Paris for the event, a day after having attended the opening of the new Union for the Mediterranean [AFP]
The presence of Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian president, was criticised by some French veterans for attending the Bastille Day celebrations [AFP]
After the parade, Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni attended the traditional garden party at the Elysee palace as part the Bastille Day celebrations [AFP]
