By Chris Dyer For Mailonline
Published: 13:26 BST, 27 June 2019 | Updated: 13:26 BST, 27 June 2019
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A Syrian who allegedly raped a teenager outside a nightclub along with 10 of his friends after drugging her has claimed the woman 'demanded' sex with the group.
Eleven men, most of them from Syria, have gone on trial in southwestern Germany over the gang rape of an 18-year-old woman last October.
The trial of the 11 suspects, aged between 18 and 30, which added to tensions in Germany over migration, opened yesterday at Freiburg state court and is scheduled to last until December.
Prosecutors say the woman was offered an ecstasy tablet in a nightclub and her drink was spiked with an unknown substance, leaving her unable to fend off the assailants. She reported that several men dragged her into bushed and repeatedly raped her outside.
Alleged main suspect Majd H with a machine gun in his home country of Syria before he went to Germany
According to reports, eight suspects are Syrian while one is from Algeria, another from Iraq and one is a German national.
Local media said that 20 police officers had to bring the defendants to the court benches as they resisted.
One suspect was said to have shown his middle finger while shouting: 'Whoever photographs me will go to hell.'
The alleged ringleader, identified as 23-year-old Majd H, has a criminal record, according to prosecutors.
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