'I'm here to tell (President) Emmanuel Macron to come back down to earth ... by climbing with no safety net,' he said.
French"Spiderman" Alain Robert climbs the Tour Alto skyscraper at the financial and business district of La Defense, naming his feat"The People", in Courbevoie near Paris, France, April 19, 2023. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier
PARIS - A free climber known as the"French Spiderman" scaled a 38-storey skyscraper in Paris on Wednesday to demonstrate his support for protesters angry about a pension law that will delay the age at which people can retire in France."I'm here to show my support for those who oppose the pension reform," he told Reuters before starting his ascent of the 150-metre skyscrapper in Paris' La Defense business district.
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