British man detained after climbing 72nd floor of Seoul skyscraper
A British man has been detained after climbing more than half way up the world’s fifth-tallest skyscraper in Seoul with only his bare hands SEOUL, South Korea -- A British man was detained after climbing more than half way up the world’s fifth-tallest skyscraper in Seoul with only his bare hands on Monday, authorities said. More than 90 emergency, police and other personnel were dispatched to the 123-story, 555-meter (1,820-foot) -tall Lotte World Tower, after the man was spotted scaling the building on Monday morning, the Seoul fire agency said in a statement. The man, in his 20s, reached the 72nd floor , which is about 310 meters (1,020 feet) high, before officials took him to a gondola lift and moved him inside the building, the statement said. South Korean media identified the man as free climber George King-Thompson. The reports said he was carrying a parachute and told police that he wanted to BASE-jump from the top of the building. Fire and police authorities didn’t immediate...