Indian police arrested three men Thursday over the gang-rape of a US tourist who was attacked after she hitched a lift in a truck, an officer told AFP. "Three men have been arrested in connection with the rape," Vinod Dhawan, police chief of Kullu district, in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh, said by telephone. str-pc/tha/adp/jms

New Delhi, Jun 4 (EFE).- An American tourist was raped by three truckers in the northern Indian city of Manali, police told Efe Tuesday. The 31-year-old woman was looking for public transport back to her hotel after visiting some friends Monday night, when the truckers offered to give her a ride, inspector Neelchand said. The truck was driven to a nearby wood where the three men took turns raping her. After the attack, the truckers took the woman back to the city; she showed up at a police station around 4:30 a.m. to report the crime.

Hong Kong's security minister came under fire Wednesday for saying that women should "not drink too much" if they wanted to avoid being raped. Secretary for Security Lai Tung-kwok was presenting figures on crime in the city for the first quarter, which showed that rape cases soared 60 percent, when he made the comments. "All of these (rape) cases happened between those who know each other. They are either friends, close friends or they just met a few hours ago," Lai said Tuesday.

A defendant on trial over a fatal gang-rape of a student on a bus in India last December is in a "very critical" condition after being attacked by fellow prisoners, his lawyer said Wednesday. Vinay Sharma was rushed to the state-run Lok Nayak Hospital in New Delhi on Tuesday with chest injuries after he was assaulted in Tihar Jail, lawyer A. P. Singh told AFP, also alleging that his client's food had been poisoned. "He was vomiting blood and running a very high fever. He was also suffering from chest pains. He is in a very critical condition," Singh said.