'Spiderman' fined for climbing 88-storey tower

A French climber nicknamed “Spiderman” was fined 2,000 ringgit (€400) today for climbing Malaysia’s 88-storey Petronas Twin Towers.

Wed, 02 Sep, 2009 - 09:54

A French climber nicknamed “Spiderman” was fined 2,000 ringgit (€400) today for climbing Malaysia’s 88-storey Petronas Twin Towers.

A Kuala Lumpur court official said Alain Robert pleaded guilty to criminal trespass, a day after he sneaked past security to reach the top of Tower 2 of the landmark buildings.

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Courts Heathrow Place: Malaysia Place: Twin Towers Place: Petronas Twin Towers Place: Kuala Lumpur Place: Tower 2 Place: Empire State Building Place: Taipei 101 Person: Spiderman Person: Alain Robert Person: Robert Organisation: Bernama news

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