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<\/p>\nNew York police have arrested a man who tried to scale Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan using rope and suction cups.<\/p>\n
Workers removed windows from the glass-faced, 58-storey skyscraper to prevent him from going higher.<\/p>\n
Police officers eventually grabbed the man as he reached the 21st floor and pulled him inside the building.<\/p>\n
The building is the headquarters of the US presidential campaign of Republican nominee Donald Trump. He also lives in the building but was not in New York.<\/p>\n
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Police described the climber as a 20-year-old man from Virginia who wanted to meet Mr Trump. Police said they did not believe the man intended to harm anyone.<\/p>\n
In a YouTube video posted earlier this week he described himself as an “independent researcher” and needed to deliver an “important message” to Mr Trump.<\/p>\n
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The man was taken to Bellevue Hospital to be psychologically evaluated, police said.<\/p>\n
Large crowds gathered outside the building along Fifth Avenue as the incident unfolded over several hours.<\/p>\n
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“This man performed a ridiculous and dangerous stunt,” said Michael Cohen, executive vice-president of the Trump Organization. “I’m 100% certain the NYPD had better things to do.”<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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