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French tightrope walker says he sets a new record of 2.2 km

French tightrope walker Nathan Paulin has claimed to have set a new world record by successfully covering a 2.2-kilometer (1.3-mile) long walk along a tightrope across the famed Mont Saint-Michel island.

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Paulin broke his previous world record of 1.6 km (1 mi) after completing the walk on the slackline across the Mont-Saint-Michel, a UNESCO world heritage site on a tidal island in Normandy, on Tuesday evening.