London 2012: Olympic flame gets London welcome

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The Olympic flame has arrived in the host city in dramatic style - transported from Guildford by helicopter before an abseil into the Tower of London.

Lord Richard Dannatt, Constable of the Tower of London and the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, were there to welcome it.

Th 200-mile London section of the relay then starts from Greenwich on Saturday.

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