Harrowing moment Australian gang rape victim flees her attackers in Paris and begs for help from kebab shop staff - three days before Olympics begins

Harrowing information footage has captured nan infinitesimal a visibly distressed Australian female sought refuge wrong a Paris kebab shop aft being pack raped – only to beryllium confronted by 1 of nan men who had assaulted her minutes earlier.

French authorities person launched a awesome investigation into nan brazen attack, which took spot successful nan early hours of Saturday greeting successful nan bluish Pigalle district, conscionable days earlier the Olympics begins.

The women had spent Friday nighttime drinking successful nan bars and clubs astir nan Moulin Rouge cabaret earlier nan men approached her successful an unspecified location. 

She told constabulary she was group upon by a battalion of 5 men ‘of African appearance’ and brutally raped astatine astir 5am earlier escaping and seeking information successful nan adjacent Dounia kebab shop.

CCTV footage from nan late-night Lebanese nutrient restaurant, located connected nan Boulevard de Clinchy successful nan city’s 18th arrondissement, shows nan terrified 25-year-old cowering successful nan shop and begging nan owners for thief arsenic unit and chap patrons effort successful vain to comfortableness her.

A man past enters nan kebab shop, only for nan female to motion that he was a personnel of nan group that had attacked her only moments ago.

The alleged rapist past approaches her and pats her connected nan backmost earlier placing an bid for immoderate food.

A diner past confronts nan alleged rapist, taking a plaything arsenic unit jump successful to break them up. The man past leaves nan restaurant.

Staff and patrons proceed to console nan female until constabulary get astatine nan segment and question and reply her astir nan devastating ordeal, earlier she was taken to Bichat hospital.

The woman, who was described arsenic having 'her dress wrong out', besides claimed her mobile telephone had been stolen.

The footage is apt to shape captious grounds arsenic French authorities analyse nan alarming incidents, which has formed a pall complete nan city’s Olympic Games opening ceremonial later this week.

The female was said to beryllium 'disoriented and incapable to speak a connection of French' arsenic she told constabulary what had happened. She was reportedly incapable to springiness specifications connected nan nonstop spot aliases circumstances surrounding nan attack.

‘Her recollection of nan evening is highly hazy, but she says up to 5 men raped her,’ said an investigating source.

‘She was seen wandering astir Pigalle, while successful a authorities of immoderate disorder and distress.

‘Staff moving successful a kebab shop saw that her dress was connected backwards erstwhile she went wrong to activity help,’ said nan source.

Paris prosecutors would not remark connected nan video connected Tuesday, but they confirmed a judicial enquiry had been opened into nan ‘gang rape’ allegation. 

They said nary arrests had yet been made, and did not rumor immoderate descriptions of immoderate suspected attackers. 

The female reportedly had booked a formation location for nan time aft nan onslaught but is now understood to beryllium staying connected successful Paris to assistance constabulary pinch nan investigation.

The Boulevard de Clinchy, famed for its arts and theatre outlets, is successful nan centre of Paris’s famed red-light district, pinch a thigh dancing nine and a activity shop located adjacent to nan kebab shop wherever nan female took refuge.

It is besides little than 3 miles from nan Stade de France, which will beryllium supply nan centre constituent to the Olympics, which opens connected Friday. 

Parisian constabulary want to debar fearfulness being dispersed among visitors arsenic hundreds of thousands flock to nan French superior for nan Olympic Games, pinch Paris Prosecutor's Office confirming a thorough investigation was underway.

'The investigation into nan complaint of pack rape apt to person been committed connected nan nighttime of July 19 to 20 has been entrusted to nan 2nd judicial constabulary district,' Paris Prosecutor's agency said.

Alliance Paris Police Union said investigators will 'do everything to quickly place nan individuals and bring them to justice'. 

‘It is now basal activity retired precisely what happened connected nan evening, based connected CCTV footage, and different method evidence,' nan spokesperson said.

A spokesperson for nan Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said nan Australian Embassy successful Paris is 'making urgent enquiries pinch French authorities pursuing reports of an Australian national assaulted successful Paris'.

'The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade stands fresh to supply consular assistance,' it said.

The shocking onslaught is nan latest successful a drawstring of rapes to return spot successful nan French capital.

In June, a young British female was raped during an yearly thoroughfare euphony show successful cardinal Paris. 

The tourer was recovered crying arsenic she stumbled done nan streets of Paris' 1st arrondissement successful nan early hours aft she was attacked and subsequently robbed, according to a constabulary source.

She was clutching her underwear successful a authorities of important distress hours aft leaving a performance astatine nan Olympia hallway - 1 of hundreds of events held crossed France connected June 21 to people nan 'Fête de la Musique' - known arsenic 'Make Music Day' successful English.

She later told constabulary she was accosted by respective men and pulled to a secluded area wherever they raped her and stole her phone, according to Le Figaro.

Police person now said they fearfulness that nan onslaught whitethorn person been recorded during nan assault, which follows akin attacks astatine nan event.

Earlier successful June, a 12-year-old Jewish woman was raped successful abandoned hangar.  

The woman from Courbevoie, successful nan Hauts-de-Seine suburb northwest of nan French capital, told constabulary that she had been raped astatine nan play by 3 youths - 1 of whom she said was her ex-boyfriend.

Investigators heard really nan pack grabbed her while she was sitting successful Courbevoie's Henri Regnault quadrate pinch her fellow and dragged her to a derelict storage successful nan adjacent La Defense territory to transportation retired nan attack.

A constabulary root said nan youths forced her into activity acts 'while uttering decease threats and anti-Semitic remarks' amid nan heinous onslaught - arsenic nan ex-boyfriend reportedly accused nan unfortunate of 'hiding her Jewish religion' from him. 

In January, an American female told constabulary she was 'raped and near astatine nan broadside of nan road' while visiting Paris to be Fashion Week.

French regular Le Parisien said that nan tourer was raped by 2 men aft taking narcotics that 1 of them had fixed her. 

The latest rape comes contempt an accrued constabulary presences connected nan streets of Paris up of nan Olympic Games.

Armed guards person been spotted operating nan city’s boulevards and venues, while metallic barriers now statement nan Seine.

A immense unit of immoderate 45,000 constabulary officers drafted successful from 43 countries and 18,000 soldiers will dress up nan defence system.

But alongside quality efforts, respective aerial units will besides beryllium progressive successful nan 'unprecedented' operation, including Rafale combatant jets, AWACS surveillance flights, Reaper surveillance drones and helicopters pinch master snipers connected board.

Some 1,700 members of nan British constabulary unit are already supporting French officers successful Paris and Marseille arsenic good arsenic UK sniffer dogs that person been handpicked by French authorities.

Images from Paris coming show nan metropolis down rows of metallic barriers arsenic locals and visitors dine astatine restaurants down perimeter fencing adjacent nan River Seine - wherever nan opening ceremonial is group to return spot connected Friday.

The four-mile metallic barricade was put successful spot by nan Paris Police Prefecture and will stay passim nan Games to forestall and deter immoderate trouble.

Dubbed nan SILT, aliases nan 'belt of steel' nan anti-terrorism fencing is yet nan first statement of defence and were initially erected connected July 18.

Anyone who wants to participate nan protected area will request to scan a QR codification to maine it into nan gated portion of nan city.

All cars are besides banned from entering definite zones astir immoderate of nan arena venues pinch solely emergency vehicles allowed through.