'Trekkies' break world record at London convention

Star Trek fans walk through the exhibition hall at the "Destination Star Trek London" convention in London October 19, 2012. (Reuters)

Star Trek fans made history on Saturday by breaking the record for the largest gathering of people dressed as characters from the TV series at the "Destination Star Trek London" convention.

An estimated 1,083 costume-clad "trekkies" assembled at the event at London's ExCel centre, narrowly beating the previous record of 1,040 characters, which was set at the bigger, annual Star Trek convention in Las Vegas in August.

Reuters