Alain Robert no Petronas Tower / Alain Robert on Petronas Tower

Mr Robert, 47, scaled the 88-storey Tower 2, triumphantly unfurling a Malaysian flag as he stood on its 1,483ft pinnacle (452m) on the country's national day.

He took just over two hours to reach the top after setting off in darkness before dawn to avoid the security that had thwarted his previous bids.

But when he came down to the 80-floor viewing deck shortly after 7.30am he was apprehended by security and arrested.Mr Robert is being held by police in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

He has not been charged but is being investigated for criminal trespass, which carries a maximum jail term of up to six months and an approximately US$ 700 fine.

Alain Robert, the Frenchman nicknamed "Spiderman" has scaled Malaysia's Petronas Towers at the third attempt.

Alain Robert, 47, o Homem-aranha, escalou a Torre 2 de 88 andares, do Petronas Tower, em Kuala Lumpur, Malásia, desfraldando, triunfalmente, a bandeira malaia, no topo do arranha-céu de 452 metros de altura, no Dia Nacional do País.

Ele levou apenas pouco mais de duas horas para chegar ao topo, após se preparar no escuro, a fim de evitar os seguranças que lhe frustraram tentativas anteriores.Mas, como de hábito, foi preso ao descer.

Ele não foi acusado, mas está sendo investigado por violação da lei, o que lhe acarretaria, no máximo, seis meses de prisão, e multa de cerca de US$ 700.

Alain Robert, o francês apelidado Homem-aranha, conseguiu o feito na terceira tentativa.