A BRITISH policewoman has been raped at the bottom of the Eiffel Tower.
The victim told French cops she was ambushed by a man wielding a knife in the Champ de Mars late on Monday.
GettyA British tourist has been raped at the foot of the Eiffel Tower[/caption]
The woman said the suspect drew out a blade as she tried to push him away.
After the man fled the scene, she called Paris cops.
The victim told officers she was a British policewoman and had come to the French capital for two days with a friend.
She was taken into the care of firefighters at the scene.
Cops arrested a man around an hour after the woman reported the attack and gave a description of the suspect.
The 35-year-old was taken into custody overnight, reports Le Parisien.
An investigation by the third judicial police district is ongoing.
The Foreign Office has been contacted for comment.
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