Video: Protester uses fire extinguisher on the Olympic flame

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Michael Oxford
Video: Protester uses fire extinguisher on the Olympic flame image

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A protester has tried to put out the Olympic flame with a fire extinguisher while the torch was on it's relay through Joinville in Brazil.

Police tackled the protested before he extinguish the flame - much to the bemusement of the torch runner.

Watch the incident in the video at the top of the page.