Prosecutors investigate gang rape allegations of Australian visiting Paris

A woman pulls her luggage along fences of the security perimeter in Paris (Thomas Padilla/AP)

French prosecutors are investigating an alleged gang rape of an Australian woman on a visit to Paris where preparations to host the 2024 Olympics are in the final stretch, according to judicial authorities.

The Paris public prosecutor’s office said in a statement a 25-year-old told authorities in the French capital that she was raped, adding they are investigating the incident as a gang rape.