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Photographs from the Republic Day parade in India
Paramilitary soldiers and police set up road blocks and snipers took positions atop government buildings as hundreds of thousands of people turned out to celebrate India’s national day Tuesday. India celebrates its Republic Day on Jan. 26 every year, but this year security measures were notched up following intelligence reports of a possible terrorist attack by Islamic militants. In downtown New Delhi, hundreds of thousands of people gathered to witness the parade — a showcase of Indian military and cultural pomp — under the eyes of police. South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, who is on a four-day official visit to India, was the main guest at the parade, which included marching bands and contingents of soldiers and schoolchildren and an aeronautic display by air force planes.
