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Russian daredevils climb Empire State Building to unfurl 'love' banner
Key takeaways
- Two people who scaled New York City's Empire State Building without tethers and unfurled a banner about "the power of love".
- They were arrested after an apparent marriage proposal on the 102-storey building's 443-metre-high antenna and a public show of affection.
- It remains unclear how the pair gained access to the antenna, but building management said the "unauthorised" episode posed no danger to anyone in the building.
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Two people who scaled New York City's Empire State Building without tethers and unfurled a banner about "the power of love".
They were arrested after an apparent marriage proposal on the 102-storey building's 443-metre-high antenna and a public show of affection.
It remains unclear how the pair gained access to the antenna, but building management said the "unauthorised" episode posed no danger to anyone in the building.
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