A view of Burj Khalifa tower in Dubai, October 25, 2010. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah
By Reuters
DUBAI
(Reuters) - A man threw himself off the world's tallest building in
Dubai, its developer said, plummeting to his death in the first suicide
from Burj Khalifa tower.
The man, believed to be in his twenties
and of South Asian background, jumped from the 147th floor of the
828-meter (2,717 feet) skyscraper and landed on a terrace on the 108th
floor, local daily The National reported, but those details were not
confirmed by the building's developer.
Emaar said it had a recorded an "incident involving a male" at its Burj Khalifa site Tuesday morning.
"The
concerned authorities have confirmed that it was a suicide and we are
awaiting the final report," the statement said. It gave no further
details on the incident.
The man may have worked at a company
inside the 160-storey building, the paper said, adding that police said
statements showed a holiday he had requested was turned down.