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Two of Sweden's biggest music festivals have been hit by reports of five rapes and more than 40 sexual assaults in one weekend.

The incidents at Bravalla - Sweden's biggest festival - and Putte i Parken this weekend saw girls as young as 12 attacked.

Music lovers described harrowing scenes as dozens of girls reportedly had their genitals and buttocks groped.

At least two victims described being attacked by 'foreign men' while standing in packed crowds.

Swedish Police have said the descriptions of attackers were 'diverse' but that all were young males.

Five rapes and 12 sexual assaults were reported at Bravalla, a three-day event near Norrköping.

Local police said: "The descriptions [of perpetrators] are diverse, with the one common denominator being that these are all young men."

British band Mumford and Sons, who played this year's festival, said it would not return until they receive 'assurances' from organisers about the safety of fans.

A statement from the band said: "We're appalled to hear what happened at the Bravalla Festival last weekend. Festivals are a celebration of music and people, a place to let go and feel safe doing so. We're gutted by these hideous reports.

"We won't play at this festival again until we've had assurances from the police and organisers that they're doing something to combat what appears to be a disgustingly high rate of reported sexual violence."

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There were 35 reported sexual assaults at Putte i Parken near Karlstad, where seven young men are believed to have mounted a campaign of attacks at the free festival.

Police said the victims were all aged between 12 and 20 and have arrested two males - understood to be refugees housed at a nearby asylum centre.

One victim, Alexandra Larsson, 17, told Mail Online she was repeatedly groped by at least one of a group of 'foreign' men.

She said: "They were then threatened by the boys who said “you will die, b***h”. But the verbal abuse was just beginning. It would become much worse.

"We managed to walk away from those boys after a while and started watching the concert. That was when I felt the first touch against my bottom.

"Then someone took the liberty of grabbing my butt really hard. I turned away and said to the group of boys behind us that this was not okay, but I did not know who had done it. After a while, I felt someone running his fingers between my legs touching my genitals. Luckily, I had jeans on me."

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A spokesman for Putte i Parken said: "Unfortunately, sexual crimes is a problem that is unique to the festivals. On the contrary, we live in a society where we teach our children how to treat women as objects, which needs to be looked at.

"That complaints of sexual crimes are increasing is a sign that more people have become aware of the fact that it is a crime. Nor is it a certain type of men who commit these crimes."

The festival confirmed it is also investigating reports security guards did not properly respond to reports of sex assaults in the crowd.

A Bravalla spokesman said: "The police have deemed this as a very good festival, but we've had notifications that we look upom very seriously.

"The violations of spaces and bodies which have happened makes us desperate and p***** off.

"This is the things that should not have to happen to anyone, anywhere, ever. Now, we continue to develop our security."