Olympic Flame Ignites Bastille Day: A Grand Spectacle

Paris hosts the Olympic flame during Bastille Day's military parade, celebrating the historical event with tributes and grand displays. The parade features military units, aircraft, and a re-enactment of D-Day. This year’s event uniquely ties in with the upcoming Summer Olympics, adding special security and altered routes.

Paris is welcoming the Olympic flame for France's national holiday on Sunday, as it lights up the grand military parade for Bastille Day.

With just 12 days until the ambitious and high-security Summer Games, the torch relay joins thousands of soldiers, sailors, rescuers, and medics in Paris, marking Bastille Day beneath roaring fighter jets.

This year, the parade pays tribute to those who freed France from Nazi occupation 80 years ago, re-enacting the D-Day landings of June 6, 1944.

(With inputs from agencies.)