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Five detained in Cyprus after British woman accuses them of gang-rape

Five detained in Cyprus after British woman accuses them of gang-rape

Alleged victim says she was sexually assaulted by a group of Israeli men while on holiday in Ayia Napa

A group of young Israeli men have been detained in Cyprus after local police said they needed time to investigate accusations of gang-rape from a British woman on holiday in Ayia Napa.

The five men, all aged 19 or 20, were remanded on order of a district court magistrate in Famagusta for a further eight days after their arrest late on Sunday. The Briton, who is 20 and cannot legally be identified, told police she had been sexually assaulted by the Israelis after being “taken by force” from the pool area of her hotel to her room.

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