SEOUL: A man from the United Kingdom was arrested in South Korea on Monday after he attempted to climb the East Asian country's tallest skyscraper without equipment, police said.

The man was scaling the 123-story Lotte World Tower in southern Seoul on Monday morning when staff spotted him, forcing him to stop his ascent as he reached the 73rd floor.

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