France: How to celebrate national day after weeks of violent protests? | DW News

France is holding events to celebrate its "fete nationale" or Bastille Day. President Emmanuel Macron will preside over a military parade, with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi as his guest of honor. But the day of unity comes as France is divided over the reaction to the police shooting of a teenage driver. The killing and the protests that followed have exposed fault lines. DW's Sonia Phalnikar reports from Paris. For more, we speak to our correspondent Sonia Phalnikar. We ask her: The Bastille Day - the national day of France - is taking place in a particularly tense moment for the country. What is the atmosphere like? #france #nationalday #police Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1 For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/dwnews_hangout Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch