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Daredevil Jaan Roose completes slackline walk high above central Seoul
Estonian completed first of two attempts to navigate narrow ribbon, 160 metres long and 120 metres high, near the city’s famous Gyeongbokgung palace on Thursday The lunchtime crowds drifted slowly back to their offices along central Seoul’s main boulevard, heads up and phones raised to the sky.
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Both outlets focus on Jaan Roose completing the slackline walk above central Seoul, and both give the same basic scale of the feat: 160 meters long and high above the city. The Guardian US adds more scene-setting, including that it was the first of two attempts and placing the line near Gyeongbokgung palace, while the Associated Press identifies the two buildings anchoring the line as the Koreana Hotel and the Donga Media Center.
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