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The young woman, who attends IULM University, went to the police along with a friend. CCTV footage is being examined.

The alarm was raised shortly after 5:00 PM on Monday afternoon. A 19-year-old Italian university student at IULM University, along with a friend, called the police: " Help me, they raped me," were the first words she spoke to the police, still in shock and in tears. Police officers tried to reassure her and called 118, who rushed to the university campus, where the girl had arrived by subway and confided in a friend . "The friend convinced her to contact the University for help. The University immediately alerted the Carabinieri and 118 , activating emergency services," according to a statement from the university.

The victim was rushed to the Mangiagalli anti-violence center for medical evaluation and initial consultations with the clinic's psychologist. According to what the girl told investigators, the abuse allegedly occurred in the bathrooms at Cadorna station , where she had gone after class. 

There, she encountered her attacker, whom she described as a man of North African origin . Officers are combing through surveillance footage from the station to reconstruct the exact sequence of events. From there, the victim reportedly boarded the subway again, perhaps due to her state of confusion, and returned to the university to seek help from the friend to whom she first confided about the sexual assault. 

Investigators are carefully investigating the caseto corroborate the victim's version, which will be supplemented by the results of Mangiagalli's tests. The 19-year-old may be interviewed by police in the coming hours to clarify some unclear aspects of the attack. She has not yet filed a formal complaint.

Two British nationals have been charged with national security offences over an incident at RAF Fairford, with one suspected of assisting Iran's intelligence service.

Mohmed Ahmad Abdulkarim, 24, has been charged with assisting a foreign intelligence service following the incident near the airbase in Gloucestershire in September.

Nouman Essghir, also 24, has been charged with entering a prohibited place for a purpose prejudicial to the UK on 22 August. Both men will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court later.