British man detained climbing South Korean skyscraper


FILE PHOTO: Lotte Group's 123-storey skyscraper Lotte World Tower is seen from an observation platform in Seoul, South Korea, August 11, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

SEOUL (Reuters) - A British man attempted to scale the world's fifth tallest building without ropes on Monday until South Korean authorities forced him to abandon his climb more than half way up the 123-storey Lotte World Tower in Seoul.

The 24-year-old man, wearing shorts, made his way up the landmark skyscraper for more than an hour as police and fire crews gathered below.

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