Police detain protestors, brace for more as Olympic flame comes to Australia

CANBERRA, Australia (CNN) - One man was arrested Thursday after a minor scuffle ahead of the start of the Olympic torch relay in Australia, police said.

The scuffle took place at Reconciliation Place, where the relay begins, according to police, who said the man was interfering with the start of the relay. They gave out no further details.

The incident took place shortly before the relay was to begin, prefaced by a ceremony of cleansing and dancing conducted by Aboriginal Australians.

Demonstrators have vowed to show up 500-strong for the torch relay, and police have countered with special powers to stop and search them.

Shortly before the flame arrived in Canberra, police arrested a man and a woman who were trying to unfurl a banner on Sydney's Harbour Bridge.