5 arrested as Olympic flame moves through Australia

CANBERRA, Australia (CNN) - Five people were arrested Thursday as the Olympic torch made its way through Canberra in a relay that was shaping up as more orderly than those in other countries but still heavy with people demonstrating both for and against China.

Police said the five were arrested for interfering with the event under special powers enacted in the wake of massive protests against Chinese policy toward Tibet in places like San Francisco, London and Paris.

The first scuffle took place at Reconciliation Place, where the relay began shortly before 9 a.m. local time (7 p.m. ET). The incident took place shortly before the relay was to begin, prefaced by a ceremony of cleansing and dancing conducted by Aboriginal Australians.