Man arrested after viral video of alleged rape attempt on Paris train

A suspect has been arrested after footage which appears to capture the alleged attempted rape of a woman on a train near Paris went viral, local media say.Jhordana Dias, a 26-year-old Brazilian national, was allegedly attacked earlier this month.

She told Le Parisien newspaper that the man boarded the train, pushed her and attempted to pull down her underwear.Alerted by her screams, another passenger pulled out her phone to film. The footage captures a man fleeing as the train pulls into a station.The incident has revived discussions around women’s safety in France.