Surely he won't let HER escape as well! Mexican president's stunning First Lady gets a very warm welcome from French leader
- Francois Hollande greeted Mexico's First Lady Angelica Rivera in Paris
- She and her Mexican president husband Enrique Pena Nieto were guests of honour at France's official Bastille Day parade
- But Pena Nieto has another jailbreak on his mind - that of Joaquin Guzman
- Notorious drug lord known as 'El Chapo' humiliated Mexico's government by escaping from a maximum security prison over the weekend
Francois Hollande gave a warm welcome to Mexico's First Lady this morning as she and husband Enrique Pena Nieto attended France's Bastille Day celebrations as guests of honour.
The French President smiled and embraced former singer Angelica Rivera as he greeted the couple at the start of a military parade to celebrate the 226th anniversary of the storming of the Bastille.
While he was in the French capital to commemorate one of the world's most notorious jailbreaks, the Mexican leader clearly had another prison escapee weighing heavy on his mind - the notorious drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman who broke out of a maximum security prison over the weekend.
El Chapo's escape - despite him wearing a monitoring bracelet and with surveillance cameras were trained on his cell 24 hours a day - has humiliated Pena Nieto, leaving many in Mexico wondering if the country's government will ever be able to bring the powerful Sinaloa Cartel boss to justice.
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Happy: The French President smiled and embraced former singer Angelica Rivera as he greeted the couple at the start of a military parade to celebrate the 226th anniversary of the storming of the Bastille
Embrace: Francois Hollande gave a warm welcome to Mexico's First Lady Angelica Rivera this morning
husband Enrique Pena Nieto attended France's Bastille Day celebrations as guests of honour.
While he was in the French capital to commemorate one of the world's most notorious jailbreaks, the Mexican leader (centre) clearly had another prison escapee weighing heavy on his mind - notorious drug lord El Chapo
France celebrated Bastille Day with a display of fighter jets and with anti-terrorist forces marching in the yearly parade in Paris for the first time as the country's leadership tries to show its muscle against extremists.
The holiday comes after France was hit by terror attacks in January that killed 12 people, and after an extremist beheaded his employer last month and caused an explosion that injured two people.
French President François Hollande presided over the yearly parade on the Champs Elysee.
Guests of honour, Mexico's President Pena Nieto and First Lady Ms Rivera, were all smiles at the ceremony despite facing international ridicule following the escape of El Chapo.
Yesterday Mexico's government offered a $3.8 million reward for the capture of the fugitive drug lord and sacked top prison officials amid suspicions that guards helped him escape.
Guzman vanished from his cell late Saturday even though he was wearing a monitoring bracelet and surveillance cameras were trained on the room 24 hours a day, Interior Minister Miguel Angel Osorio Chong said.
Osorio Chong said Guzman 'must have counted on the complicity of prison personnel... which if confirmed would constitute an act of treason.'
Free: Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman broke out of a maximum security prison in Mexico over the weekend. Many in Mexico wonder if the government will ever be able to bring the powerful Sinaloa Cartel boss to justice
Escape: El Chapo vanished from his cell late Saturday even though he was wearing a monitoring bracelet and surveillance cameras were trained on the room 24 hours a day. Pictured is an exit tunnel in a nearby building, through which the notorious drug lord is believed to have fled
Hugs: French President Francois Hollande embraces Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto while Mexican First Lady Angelica Rivera looks on before the Bastille Day parade this morning
The two presidents and the Mexican First Lady watch a fly past during this morning's Bastille Day celebrations
Power: French President François Hollande presided over the yearly parade on the Champs Elysee
Guzman had been behind bars for just 17 months when he escaped for the second time since 2001, dealing a humiliating setback to Pena Nieto and overshadowing his state visit to France.
The Mexican president yesterday spoke at Paris' Latin American Cultural Center and received a medal from the Sorbonne.
This morning he met Hollande, Prime Minister Manuel Valls and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo and participate in a forum with France's largest employers' group, MEDEF.
Aside from the political trouble caused by the jailbreak, the Mexican president will also face protests in Paris by activists who call his government authoritarian and corrupt.
The head of the Sinaloa drug cartel managed to flee a maximum-security prison some 55 miles west of Mexico City through a 1.5-kilometer tunnel found under his cell's shower.
'What happened two days ago is a terrible event that has angered Mexican society,' Osorio Chong said.
While cameras were constantly trained on the cell, Osorio Chong said there were 'two blind spots' to respect the inmate's privacy 'and human rights,' and he managed to remove the bracelet, which only worked inside the prison.
Osorio Chong said he decided to fire the Altiplano prison's director as well as the head of the nation's penitentiary system and general coordinator 'to facilitate' the investigation.
French President Francois Hollande reviews troops during the annual Bastille Day military parade in Paris
French President Francois Hollande stands in the command car during this morning's Bastille Day parade
Francois Hollande receives a hug from a member of the crowd who attended today's Bastille Day parade
Greeting: Francois Hollande shakes hands with the crowd after the traditional Bastille Day military parade on the Place de la Concorde in Paris
Visit: The Mexican president yesterday spoke at Paris' Latin American Cultural Center and received a medal from the Sorbonne. Mexican First Lady Angelica Rivera also attended the event
Attorney General Arely Gomez said 34 prison officials and 17 inmates were interrogated by prosecutors. No charges have been announced so far.
A federal official said prison employees of various rank, including the warden, spent the night at the anti-organized crime unit of the attorney general's office.
Two of Guzman's lawyers were questioned and anyone who visited him during his incarceration is being sought.
The owner of the property where Guzman's tunnel ended also faced questioning.
The government has launched a massive manhunt for Guzman, who amassed a huge wealth as the head of the country's most powerful drug gang, with tentacles reaching around the globe.
Troops and police patrolled highways, borders and airports, while the governments of the United States and Central American neighbors were cooperating.
The US State Department said Guzman's 'swift recapture by Mexican authorities is a priority for both the Mexican and the US governments.'
Osorio Chong urged Mexicans to help authorities find Guzman. The reward offered by the government, 60 million pesos, is double what it usually gives for top drug lords.
'There will be no rest for this criminal,' he said. 'There will be no break in efforts to rearrest him.'
The government released a recent photo of Guzman, with his head and famous black mustache shaved off.
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