Hollande oversees Bastille Day celebrations
French president talks about rail infrastructure on annual event that came two days after fatal train crash.
Published On 14 Jul 2013
Nearly 5,000 military personnel took part in a parade on the Champs Elysees avenue in the French capital, Paris, to mark annual Bastille Day.
President Francois Holland was joined by United Nations chief Ban Ki-Moon and Malian interim President Dioncounda Traore.
The celebrations come two days after at least six people were killed in a train accident outside Paris.
The French president admitted there was an equipment failure, but said France needed to prioritise investment in regional rail lines.
Al Jazeera’s Nadim Baba reports.