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'Spiderman' climbs highest building in Turkey
Updated: 2011-05-17 23:02
(Agencies)
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French climber Alain Robert, also known as "Spiderman", scales the 261-metres-high (856.3 feet) Sapphire Tower in Istanbul May 17, 2011.[Photo/Agencies] |
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French climber Alain Robert, also known as "Spiderman", scales the 261-metres-high (856.3 feet) Sapphire Tower in Istanbul May 17, 2011.[Photo/Agencies] |
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