Man tries to grab Olympic torch in Gravesend
A 17-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested after allegedly trying to grab the Olympic torch in Gravesend.
At around 9.55am a man attempted to take the Olympic Flame from torchbearer, Anna Skora, in Rochester Road.
The man, who is from Gravesend, was arrested within seconds and is now in the custody of Kent Police.
No one was injured in the incident and the Torch continued on its way without disruption.
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