Man detained after jumping from skyscraper

Beijing police confirmed on Wednesday that a foreigner was placed in administrative detention for BASE jumping from a high building under construction in the city's central business district.

The Beijing Public Security Bureau said the male jumper was detained for 10 days on a charge of disturbing public order. It did not release the man's name or nationality.

Beijing Youth Daily reported the jumper as Alex Pykhov, an extreme sports enthusiast, who jumped from the 500-meter level of Citic Tower, which is being built in Jianguomenwai, Chaoyang district, on April 1. The tower will be the city's tallest building.