Macron leads Armistice Day commemorations in Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron, center left, attends a wreath-laying ceremony in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on November 11, 2017, during the Armistice Day commemorations marking the end of World War One. (AFP)

France's Emmanuel Macron commemorated his first Armistice Day as the country's president on Saturday, marking the day fighting ended on the Western Front during World War One in 1918.

Macron inspected French troops and laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Arc de Triomphe monument at the top of the Champs Elysees avenue.

Former French Presidents Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Hollande also attended the ceremony, which attracted crowds despite drizzle and gray skies.


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