Paris police investigating gang rape of Australian woman

The prosecutor's office says the woman sought refuge in a kebab shop in the Pigalle district.

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The 25-year-old woman took refuge in a kebab shop in the Pigalle district on Saturday morning with her dress partially torn off, local media reported.

No arrests have yet been made but prosecutors confirmed officers are treating the investigation as "gang rape".

The incident happened just days before the opening of the 2024 Olympics in the French capital.

According to French newspaper Le Parisien, restaurant owners called for help when they saw the woman's state.

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