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'Spider-Man' arrested climbing Petronas towers

Self-proclaimed Spider-Man Alain Robert – a French "urban climber" – was arrested as he attempted to scale Malaysia’s 88-storey Petronas Twin Towers with his bare hands for the second time in 10 years.

'Spider-Man' arrested climbing Petronas towers

Tue, 20 Mar, 2007 - 10:16

Self-proclaimed Spider-Man Alain Robert – a French "urban climber" – was arrested as he attempted to scale Malaysia’s 88-storey Petronas Twin Towers with his bare hands for the second time in 10 years.

Robert was detained as he made it to the 60th floor of Tower 2 in Kuala Lumpur, where he unfurled a Malaysian flag to a cheering crowd below before being led away by authorities, said Fire Department spokesman Christopher Chong.

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