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French 'Spiderman'scales HK skyscraper, unfurls 'peace' banner

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French 'Spiderman' Alain Robert begins scaling a skyscraper in Hong Kong amid rising political tensions and unfurls a banner showing a handshake alongside emblems of the city and China. The key Asian financial hub has been rocked by pro-democracy demonstrations for more than 10 weeks. IMAGES

Added on the 16/08/2019 02:50:55 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images

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