British woman found on streets of Paris after 'gang rape' following music festival
A British woman was allegedly gang-raped and robbed in Paris after she went to a music festival in the city.
The tourist was found crying on the roadside in the early hours of Saturday morning, according to French media.
She had left a concert at the Olympia hall to mark the 'Fête de la Musique' - or Make Music Day - celebration across the country.
The victim was attacked by several men and dragged her to a secluded area where they raped her and stole her phone, according to Le Figaro.
Investigators from Paris's 1st judicial police district have launched an investigation whilst the woman has been in hospital undergoing tests.
The rape allegation comes as five teenage girls were injected with a mystery substance as they attended another event in the Saint-Maur-des-Fossés suburb of Paris.
The girls, aged 13-17, told festival staff they were dancing in the crowd when they felt stings in their arms.
Each of them quickly began exhibiting symptoms that included dizziness and nausea, headaches and fever, witnesses at the scene told Le Parisien.
Three of the girls reportedly sported marks on their left arm that suggested they had been pierced by a needle. No arrests have been made.
Mayor of Saint-Maur Sylvain Berrios, who also attended the festival, told Le Parisien that such incidents were “an extremely painful phenomenon” that is “difficult to stop”.
France's 'Make Music Day' sees musicians and performers from around the world perform at hundreds of concerts and events across the country.
