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	Gardai have extended their  enquiries into a claim by a young woman that she was raped by three men, who dragged her down a laneway in daylight.</p>
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	The woman, who is aged 20, told gardai she was on her way to work when she was grabbed by the men, who had been drinking cans of beer nearby.</p>
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	The alleged incident took place at about 7.45pm on Sunday in a laneway across from Phibsboro church and leading into Cabra Park, on the northside of Dublin city.</p>
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	The woman said the three men had tried to start a conversation with her but she did not engage with them and kept walking.</p>
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	She was then dragged into the laneway where one of the men held her on the ground while a second sexually attacked her and the third kept watch.</p>
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	The &quot;lookout&quot; fled during the incident while the others ran off afterwards, the woman said.</p>
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	She contacted the Gardai afterwards and was taken to the sexual assault unit at the Rotunda hospital for medical treatment.</p>
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	Officers have carried out  house-to-house enquiries and are also examining footage taken from CCTV cameras in the area.</p>
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	They have also appealed to  anybody who saw a group of men drinking cans of beer or &quot;hanging around&quot; the area between 7pm and 8pm on Sunday to contact them at Mountjoy station (telephone 01 6668600), or phone the confidential line at 1800 666111.</p>
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	The suspects have been  described by the woman as aged in their early 20s and Irish.</p>
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	&quot;Three men are believed to have been involved in this incident. The main culprit involved is described as being 5&rsquo;9&rdquo;, skinny build, shaved blonde hair with a light facial stubble,&quot; a garda statement reads.</p>
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	&quot;He is also described as having facial scaring. He was wearing grey cotton trousers with a white stripe down the side, a grey jumper with a hood and black runners.&quot;</p>
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	The second man is described as being 6ft with a thin face and dark eyes.</p>
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	&quot;He was wearing a dark grey sweatshirt with a hood, he has what is described as a distinctive scar on his left hand. No description is available for the third man,&quot; the statement continues.</p>
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