Sky divers make record leap<\/p>\n
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Fifteen of the world's top sky divers
\njumped from the Petronas Twin Towers, the world's tallest
\nbuilding, as Malaysians ushered in the new millennium with music
\nand dance.<\/p>\n
Ten seconds before the stroke of midnight on Sunday, the last
\nday of the year 2000, they jumped from the 88th floor as well as
\nthe 60th and 73rd floors of the majestic 451.9-meter, 88-floor
\ntwin towers.<\/p>\n
The daredevils landed a minute later, in the year 2001, at two
\ndesignated landing zones. Thousands of Malaysians, including
\nPrime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, witnessed the spectacular event.
\nThe parachutists were from the United States, Saudi Arabia,
\nGermany, Sweden and Malaysia.<\/p>\n
Malaysia Skyventure, the organizer of the event, said in a
\nstatement the sky divers set three world records -- the largest
\nmass jump from a building (the previous record was five people)
\nand from the world's tallest building, and jumping from one
\nmillennium to another.<\/p>\n
As the last sky diver touched down, the sky around the Twin
\nTowers was set aglow with a dazzling fireworks display.<\/p>",
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