Arrest made as man grabs Sarkozy

French President Nicolas Sarkozy was grabbed by a bystander and nearly knocked to the ground during a visit to a town in southern France today.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy was grabbed by a bystander and nearly knocked to the ground during a visit to a town in southern France today.

French police said the man was detained and being held in the nearby town of Agen.

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