French ‘Spiderman’ urged for peace by scaling a Hong Kong skyscraper with banner

A French climber Alain Robert, who is known as ‘Spiderman’ has scaled a Hong Kong skyscraper and put up a banner urging peace in the city amid protests.

The 57 year old Robert is known for climbing tall buildings worldwide

The climber, on Friday, had unrolled a banner showing a handshake and the flags of Hong Kong and China.

Hong Kong has been facing with anti-government protests, since a few months that have sometimes led to violent clashes with police.

Robert said that his stunt was an “urgent appeal for peace”. In a statement given to the medias, he said, “Perhaps what I do can lower the temperature and maybe raise a smile. That’s my hope anyway”.

Last August, Robert was banned from climbing buildings in the former British colony for a year. His ban ended two weeks ago.

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