Man arrested in Brazil for attempt to douse Olympic torch
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - A man has been arrested for trying to extinguish the Olympic torch by throwing a bucket of water over it as it passed through his farming town of Maracaju in central Brazil, an officer at the local police station said on Monday.
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