London police foil attempt to grab Olympic torch away

LONDON, April 6 (Xinhua) -- British police on Sunday foiled an attempt by a person to grab away the Olympic torch in relay in London.

The person was among the 25 people who tried to disrupt the torch relay and who were detained for public order offences, police said. The unidentified person was immediately taken away by police after he failed to grab the torch.

London welcomes the Olympic Flame on Sunday as part of the global Olympic Torch Relay in the run-up to the Beijing Olympic Games. As a grand festival in London, tens of thousands people lined the route of the relay to cheer the event.

Many spectators voiced disapproval of attempts to disrupt the torch relay by those who claimed they had done so for "political causes". Nick, a British university student who was watching the event in central London said that "sports should be separated from political things".

The torch will travel through ten London boroughs from Wembley in the west to Greenwich in east London, with each borough marking its arrival with entertainment and local events, bringing London's color and vibrancy to life while showcasing the capital's famous landmarks.