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'Spiderman' climbs highest building in Turkey

Updated: 2011-05-17 23:02

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'Spiderman' climbs highest building in Turkey

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]

'Spiderman' climbs highest building in Turkey

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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