Three men were arrested on suspicion of rape in Sweden on Sunday after reports of a Swedish woman being gang raped on Facebook Live.

According to BBC News, police in Uppsala were contacted by Josefine Lundgren, 21 who said she saw the gang rape broadcast in a closed group on the site.

"You have been raped," one of the men said at the end of the video and then laughed, according to the viewer. She said she saw one of the men tear the woman's clothes off and lie on top of her. She also said one of the men had a gun.

Police later confirmed they, and "many" others had seen the footage. The Facebook group is said to have several thousand members.

According to police, they found three men, aged between 19 and 25, and one woman at a local apartment. The men were arrested on the spot.

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