Six German tourists have been arrested in Spain accused of raping an 18-year-old woman on Mallorca.

The alleged attack is said to have happened in a hotel room in the popular Playa de Palma resort in the early hours last Thursday.

Five of the suspects were detained within a matter of hours, with a sixth arrested later in the day after fleeing the scene, police said.

The men, all aged 20 or 21, are being held at police facilities and are expected before a judge on Saturday.

The complainant, also a German holidaymaker, told police she and a group of friends visited the Playa de Palma boulevard, popular with compatriots, where she met one of the suspects.

She said she went back to his hotel room, where the other five were drinking.

When she tried to leave, the woman claimed the others stopped her before launching the attack.

The woman eventually managed to flee the room and alerted the receptionist, who called the police.

Five of the suspects were at the hotel when police arrived.

Gang rape is considered an aggravating factor that can carry sentences of up to 15 years of prison in Spain.

Several cases in recent years have shocked the country.

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