Frenchman held after high-rise feat in Frankfurt

-
FRANKFURT: An urban climber known as the “French Spiderman” faces a fine after scaling a high-rise building in the German city of Frankfurt.It took Alain Robert 20 minutes to scale the 502ft Skyper building in the heart of Germany’s financial capital early on Saturday.Upon his descent from the gleaming glass structure, the 57-year-old was met by German police who escorted him away.Robert has climbed many of the world’s tallest buildings, often without permission.

from The News International - World https://ift.tt/2nxKfG9

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Sudan’s Bashir charged with illegal use of foreign funds

-
KHARTOUM: Sudan’s ousted president Omar al-Bashir was charged in court Saturday with illegal acquisition and use of foreign funds, offences that could land him behind bars for more than a decade.Bashir, who was deposed in April following months of mass protests against his rule, appeared in court in a black metal cage wearing the country´s traditional white attire and turban. Judge Al-Sadiq Abdelrahman outlined the charges at what was the third session of the trial, saying foreign funds of multiple currencies were found at his home.Authorities had “seized 6.9 million euros, $351,770 and 5.7 million Sudanese pounds at (Bashir´s) home which he acquired and used illegally”, said Abdelrahman. Speaking for the first time in court, the 75-year-old Bashir said the seized funds were the remainder of the equivalent of $25 million that he had received from the Saudi crown prince.“My office manager... received a call from the office of Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman saying he has a ´messag
Read more