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| Man held after climbing building | Man held after climbing building |
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| A man who scaled a 27-storey building in central London has been arrested for allegedly wasting police time. | A man who scaled a 27-storey building in central London has been arrested for allegedly wasting police time. |
| Hundreds of workers stopped to watch as the man, aged 45, climbed up Portland House in Victoria Street without ropes. | Hundreds of workers stopped to watch as the man, aged 45, climbed up Portland House in Victoria Street without ropes. |
| Onlookers used phones to take pictures as Alain Robert reached the top of the office block, having stopped to rest on several window ledges on the way up. | |
| Police taped off the area and later arrested him on suspicion of criminal damage and wasting police time. | Police taped off the area and later arrested him on suspicion of criminal damage and wasting police time. |
| Chalk and bandages | Chalk and bandages |
| Marcus Tucker, 27, a software architect who works on the 16th floor of the 320ft-high building, said an e-mail had gone round saying somebody was climbing up. | Marcus Tucker, 27, a software architect who works on the 16th floor of the 320ft-high building, said an e-mail had gone round saying somebody was climbing up. |
| "Somebody went down to speak to one of his accomplices and found out he was doing it as a protest against climate change. | "Somebody went down to speak to one of his accomplices and found out he was doing it as a protest against climate change. |
| People took pictures as the climber went past | People took pictures as the climber went past |
| "He came crawling up past our window. There was a crowd of people right by the window so I couldn't get as close as I would have liked." | "He came crawling up past our window. There was a crowd of people right by the window so I couldn't get as close as I would have liked." |
| Mr Tucker said the climber was using only his bare hands, "with a little bit of chalk, and some bandages on his fingers". | Mr Tucker said the climber was using only his bare hands, "with a little bit of chalk, and some bandages on his fingers". |
| "About 10 minutes after he came past the window we heard the cheers from people down below, so I presume that's when he reached the top." | "About 10 minutes after he came past the window we heard the cheers from people down below, so I presume that's when he reached the top." |
| Mr Tucker said he did not see the climber come back down, and said he presumed he had used the lift or waited for police to retrieve him. | Mr Tucker said he did not see the climber come back down, and said he presumed he had used the lift or waited for police to retrieve him. |
| 'Spiderman' | 'Spiderman' |
| His co-workers had clapped and cheered as the climber made his way past their window, he added. | His co-workers had clapped and cheered as the climber made his way past their window, he added. |
| Police said Mr Robert was bailed until an unspecified date in February. | Police said Mr Robert was bailed until an unspecified date in February. |
| The French climber says on his official website: "Spiderman is my nickname, but I have no supernatural powers. When I climb skyscrapers, there's no special effect. No safety net." | The French climber says on his official website: "Spiderman is my nickname, but I have no supernatural powers. When I climb skyscrapers, there's no special effect. No safety net." |
| Mr Robert has so far climbed more than 70 of the world's tallest structures, including the Eiffel Tower, the Empire State Building and the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur. |