SINGAPORE, Feb. 9 -- Police arrested a 22-year-old man for public nuisance after he allegedly tried to assault a priest at the Church of the Holy Spirit on Upper Thomson Road this morning.

The Singapore Police Force (SPF) said it received a call for assistance at around 10.30am and responded to the scene.

"Preliminary investigations revealed that a 22-year-old Singaporean Chinese man allegedly tried to assault a priest at the church after church service, during dispersal," SPF said in a Facebook post.

SPF said church security personnel immediately detained the suspect, and no weapon was found in his possession. Police officers took him into custody upon arrival.

The priest sustained slight swelling on his face but is otherwise unharmed....