Two individuals climbed the Empire State Building in New York City on Wednesday evening and unfurled a banner from the skyscraper's antenna reading, "When the power of love beats the love of power, the world knows peace." The protest action, captured on video, prompted a police response and is developing.
Two individuals climbed the Empire State Building in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday evening, reaching the building's antenna to hang a banner reading "When the power of love beats the love of power, the world knows peace." The banner was unfurled atop the 103-story skyscraper, which is one of New York's most iconic landmarks.
The incident was captured in video footage circulating online, showing the climbers on the narrow antenna structure. Police responded to the scene. The climbers' identities and motive remain unconfirmed, and the action is described as a peace protest.
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