Teenager shouts 'Allah is great' in Arabic as he tries to grab the Olympic flame from hands of terrified torch bearer 3 p+ C3 F8 d( h; u) \* d8 w
By Daily Mail Reporter
& v$ Z0 ?- O; _# B' c7 Z: k公仔箱論壇- Boy runs from crowd and attempts to wrestle flame from torch bearer shouting Arabic for 'God is Great'
- Anna Skora, 23, manages to keep hold of flame to carry on
- Security drag teenager away, who has since been arrested and is being held in custody
- Kent police say the relay continued 'without disruption' as Ms Skora passes torch on to next bearer
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A 17-year-old shouted 'Allahu Akbar' - Arabic for 'God is Great' - as he unsuccessfully tried to grab the Olympic torch during a stretch of the flame's route through Maidstone towards Redhill.
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Broadcast live on the BBC, the youth lunged from the crowd to try to take the torch from the hands of its bearer Anna Skora, but was swiftly bundled away by officers.- N( {* I+ ^8 ]6 p4 a) h' W
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Attempt: The 17-year-old tried to wrestle the torch from Anna Skoratvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ Q! a# Q, q. w) D
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3 X. a9 ?7 V" F% p V% EBundled: The youth was taken away from Ms Skora before he could take the torch公仔箱論壇, s- B6 t* h8 M0 F# ~+ K3 ]
+ _; a+ O1 \) _" I- | dMs Skora was about to hand over the torch to Graham White, a Surrey charity worker, when the teenager burst out of the crowd and tried to grab it.公仔箱論壇, u1 w2 i$ j* u+ p% p0 h2 F
He managed to get through the line of police officers escorting the torch as it headed through the town.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 O4 I1 l* i) a2 t) v4 u% b; y
One of the officers at the back of the group swiftly grabbed hold of Ms Skora and the torch, guiding them to the opposite side of the road.
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4 b9 g" q( ?9 {3 }Four or five of the other torch guards then bundled the man to the side of the road where he was then arrested.
% ]9 j- O6 s/ n: tMs Skora managed to keep the torch upright throughout the ordeal and she continued to smile as she completed her stretch of the Olympic flame relay.公仔箱論壇/ x# E3 N& {) J! L8 W$ b
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The teenager is taken away and Ms Skora can continue her leg of the relay
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: N% t1 M1 C, M2 B( JThe incident happened as the torch was being taken into Gravesend on Friday morning.. s/ `) r5 v9 A W" L$ Z; ^4 y
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Ms Skora was able to keep hold of the torch as the youth tried to wrestle it from her grasp, and security and police officers stepped in to protect the torch bearer and bundle away the youth.
8 {0 o) ]# l# p% a9 x: PThe youth, from Gravesend, is currently being held in custody and the torch continued on its way without disruption, Kent Police said.
. \/ X8 W8 N6 @: G" }A Kent Police spokesman said: 'At around 9.55am a man apparently attempted to take the Olympic Flame from a Torchbearer in Rochester Road.
) Y. d) F" |4 _! P6 z" o# z公仔箱論壇'The man, who is from Gravesend, was arrested within seconds and is now in the custody of Kent Police.
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Meanwhile, two cruise liners have arrived at Royal Albert Dock to provide accommodation for Olympic workers throughout the Games.
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1 m7 o4 C1 h% w2 C- o; }+ b6 T3 a1 |The high life: The Braemar and the Gemini are moored at Royal Albert Dock, and will be home to Olympics workers for the next few weeksTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。) G7 X! g0 }9 c. G
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Gigantic: The Braemer is one of two boats that will host workers in throughout the Games
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The two huge boats tower over Royal Albert Dock, awaiting their guests
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The liners, named the Braemer and the Gemini, will host bus drivers and security staff and have a combined capacity of more than 2,000. TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。' X! z' h: `6 U' m, W' {% J
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Traditionally, ships like the cruise liners docked on the shores of the Thames are used for holidaymakers, and it is sure to be an interesting place for the workers to retire to after their gruelling shifts at the Games.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 Y' r( y3 |8 P1 a F% v& u+ Z X
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More than 70,000 athletes and VIPs will travel to the capital, as well as the 500,000 tourists expected to arrive over the coming weeks.
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, t) G8 R7 Z8 l6 R+ o公仔箱論壇The torch relay scare comes on a day when a military commander has vowed to ensure that troops on standby to provide Olympic security have 'the best possible accommodation' as Defence Secretary Philip Hammond visited their temporary camp in east London.
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General Sir Nick Parker said he wants to make sure 'soldiers feel valued and can do their job properly' after there were reports of some personnel using showers in local leisure facilities.
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An additional 2,500 soldiers are being housed temporarily at the converted 19th-century warehouse, Tobacco Dock in Wapping, east London, to deal with the G4S security shortfall.公仔箱論壇: C$ e0 J( H, _ A+ E; _8 F
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' c, _5 ^, |- V& e& t B# T! U m8 etvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWell looked after: Defence Secretary Philip Hammond speaks to troops during a visit to the temporary Army barracks at Tobacco Dock公仔箱論壇+ G, X3 N; \ l5 p x- f9 D9 n
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Troops eat at the former warehouse after Sir Nick Parker promised they would be ready to cover for the G4S shortfallos.tvboxnow.com) i( C, p) C# T6 a, F* ^
. e9 m2 y. y- ]: `Mr Hammond was given a tour of the facilities, including the kitchen and dining areas and operation control rooms.
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'This is a sound, solid building and the military enablers who have been here since the beginning of the week have done a fantastic job of installing wi-fi and communications. They are now building the leisure facilities that the troops will have access to.2 Q! e9 J4 K( k1 e" g
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'They have field kitchens in here, there is a 24-hour catering operation running and the guys who are here will be comfortable. It's basic accommodation but it's the kind of accommodation they will be well used to because of their tours of duty in Afghanistan.'9 { M+ x' g1 a9 N& L/ h2 _
0 F' a" P( `( Z2 d( q& }TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。A further 1,000 troops are to be housed in temporary accommodation in Hainault, Essex, and on military bases to make up for the G4S shortfall. Mr Hammond said the armed forces are 'configured' to deal with the 'unexpected' at short notice.公仔箱論壇/ X; r$ Z! z; r3 E; N& L# G
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, k9 B; ~* ]% h! `: r% mos.tvboxnow.comHome comforts: The temporary barracks are up to scratch according to the commander
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Make yourself at home: A soldier arranges his belongings in the sleeping quarters at the east London barracksos.tvboxnow.com, T9 |! i' O( z
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'The public will be hugely reassured to see so many military uniforms around, to see the military taking such a large part in the security arrangements.$ f1 c0 }( B& c" }7 Q0 x: O0 U
'I can guarantee that we have not compromised any of the security standards.'
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General Sir Nick Parker, standing joint commander for operations for the United Kingdom in support of the police, said: 'We have got to give people the best possible accommodation that we can so that they do their job properly.8 x" |% E7 S0 Z4 ]2 c2 K# `1 P
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'But this is nothing like as bad as some of the conditions we would expect to live in and still do our job effectively. % X) Q/ A0 j& J) }" { `1 C
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The task here is to make sure we make it as good as we possibly can so our soldiers feel valued and can do their job properly.
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1 d8 T- { W* q& G$ m, L- A# [4 s# Ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'Nobody wants to call people in at very short notice when they have holidays planned but it is a fact of life that this is what we do, we're on standby and if we're needed we have to drop everything and do what we are told to do.'tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb b. |+ J, f- h& j
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Patrolling: Constable Neil Baker (left) and Constable Dan Collins from the Metropolitan police Marine Unit patrol the canal waterway around the perimeter of the Olympic Stadium in Stratford
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7 g& x1 o' ^7 } W: z( ?Security at the Games is under scrutiny after shortcomings from private security firm G4S
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7 D4 _6 `9 ?1 c4 v0 CThere have been recent reports of soldiers using showers in local leisure facilities and Gen Parker said "the local authority has been 'incredibly supportive'.公仔箱論壇, i2 Z# o' s+ h# X1 k3 T. `
He said: 'We're building a camp here at very short notice, you will see the showers are being put in today and we will provide the soldiers with the facilities they need.'
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As Mr Hammond was visiting the temporary barracks, Home Secretary Theresa May was taking a tour of the Olympic Park's security centre today.
0 f; g5 ^2 M7 `2 R/ N公仔箱論壇The Home Secretary said G4S, the world’s second largest private sector employer, told officials that any problems with shortfalls in their Olympic strategy were temporary and would be resolved.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% h; C/ X" N% b, z1 ~4 ] l) R3 }
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She denied being selective in what she told MPs, insisting that the gap in the numbers only became clear on July 11, not two weeks earlier when the firm first reported problems.
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Locog chairman Sebastian Coe views the Olympics security control room at the Olympic park in Stratford, Londonos.tvboxnow.com' \* g$ O/ H# r: X# V" Q' v
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* S1 u& ^) r5 ^! l& ?) fHome Secretary Theresa May visited the Olympic Park security control room in Stratford in the wake of the G4S scandal
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A worker mows grass, with the Olympic Stadium seen in the background, at the Olympic Park in Stratford
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'In early July it was clear that there were some initial problems which G4S said they would resolve,” Mrs May said.9 o1 B& D3 x# Q4 `# [8 V" t
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'And crucially it was not until July 11 that G4S finally said, ‘Actually we can’t resolve those initial problems, we won’t be able to provide the personnel’.'公仔箱論壇! H8 _0 t% v# v9 H7 N* b& m
She went on: 'I haven’t been at all selective. What I’ve been is absolutely clear with the House of Commons and others about how these things developed.'TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。# E& n4 e7 }8 {5 ?& ^8 O* D
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Asked what the Home Office was told at a meeting with G4S and Olympic organisers Locog on June 27, Mrs May said: 'What happened was there were some early signs of a problem with rostering staff for G4S.os.tvboxnow.com% W/ }) D- Y; @2 U
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'It was clear that G4S felt they were capable of dealing with that, that it would be resolved, and it was on July 11 as the chief executive of G4S told Parliament, the home affairs select committee, that G4S said, ‘Actually, we now believe we cannot produce the staff we were contracted to produce’.'
5 W+ n, X! C; h0 {& V7 I7 Ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvbMrs May went on: 'What I've seen here is a very organised control room, people absolutely focused on their role of providing the safety and security for the Olympic Games.
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2 T4 q$ a$ S1 y( `'And, crucially, there has been no compromise in security given what has taken place in recent days and I can see that, there's a visible example of that, here in this control room.
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: W4 J6 M9 s8 m1 Q C. P! r$ uTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。'We are constantly monitoring, constantly looking at how they are ensuring that safety and security for the Games so the people who come to these Olympic Games enjoy them for the great sporting event that they are and be able to feel safe and secure.'6 N( }4 @9 p! f% @
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Under control? Theresa May speaks with (Left to Right) Clive Stevens, venue general manager of the Olympic Park, Colonel Gary Wilkinson and LOCOG Chairman Lord Coe during a visit to the Olympics security control room
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With a further 1,200 troops put on 48-hour stand-by yesterday as possible support for the 17,000 servicemen and women already involved in Games security, Mrs May added: "The Government needs to be sure we can be ready for any contingencies.'
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3 @! u) i/ v% {3 L* B" btvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAsked if G4S should be barred from taking on any Government contracts in the future, she said the Government was working with the firm on both the Olympics and Paralympics, as well as a number of other contracts.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。; E7 d# S2 w; l8 I
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'G4S will still be providing a significant number of venue security personnel,' Mrs May said.
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, e3 b0 z7 K0 Y) |公仔箱論壇During the visit to the control room with Scotland Yard Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe and London 2012 chairman Lord Coe, Mrs May saw G4S staff and others at work in front of a bank of more than 30 large screens covering the park.
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; S; B4 Z M. f3 `* ^She also met Colonel Gary Wilkinson, the venue's senior military representative, and Superintendent Neil Seabridge, the Met's bronze commander at the park today.
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