Climate protester’s attempt to scale Manhattan bank ends in tragedy

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A climate protester was injured after he fell while climbing the facade of a bank in New York City.

A video of the incident shows the protester scaling the Manhattan bank while other protesters chanted “people over profit” to the beat of a drum and a man, who did not appear to be part of the protest, warned the climber to “get down” repeatedly. The protester was able to climb to the height of an overhang above the bank’s first-floor entrance before he lost his grip and fell to the ground.

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