By ITP
In pictures: Lebanon Independence Day celebration
The country’s 73rd Independence Day was commemorated in the capital Beirut

Lebanese President Michel Aoun (C), Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri (C2-L), Caretaker Prime Minister Tamam Salam (C-R) and new Prime Minister Saad Hariri (C3-L) sit during an official ceremony commemorating the country’s 73rd independence day in the capital Beirut, on November 22, 2016. (Anwar Amro/AFP/Getty Images)

Lebanese President Michel Aoun (C) walks alongside officials as a cameraman films him while riding on a segway, during an official ceremony commemorating the country’s 73rd Independence Day in the capital Beirut on November 22, 2016. (Anwar Amro/AFP/Getty Images)

United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) soldiers march in a military parade during an official ceremony commemorating the country’s 73rd independence day in the capital Beirut, on November 22, 2016. (Anwar Amro/AFP/Getty Images)

Lebanese police members man machine guns from a armoured personnel carrier (APC) as it drives down a military parade during an official ceremony commemorating the country’s 73rd independence day in the capital Beirut, on November 22, 2016. (Anwar Amro/AFP/Getty Images)

Lebanese Army commandos march in a military parade during an official ceremony commemorating the country’s 73rd Independence Day in the capital Beirut, on November 22, 2016. (Anwar Amro/AFP/Getty Images)

Lebanese police members march in a military parade during an official ceremony commemorating the country’s 73rd Independence Day in the capital Beirut, on November 22, 2016. (Anwar Amro/AFP/Getty Images)

Lebanese general security forces female cadets march in a military parade during an official ceremony commemorating the country’s 73rd Independence Day in the capital Beirut, on November 22, 2016. (Anwar Amro/AFP/Getty Images)

A Lebanese Army M60 tank drives down a military parade during an official ceremony commemorating the country’s 73rd Independence Day in the capital Beirut, on November 22, 2016. (Anwar Amro/AFP/Getty Images)

Lebanese Army commandos march in a military parade during an official ceremony commemorating the country’s 73rd Independence Day in the capital Beirut, on November 22, 2016. (Anwar Amro/AFP/Getty Images)