A British tourist claims to have been raped by a man posing as a tour guide at a Moroccan beach.

The woman was said to have been attacked close to a hotel on Taghazout beach, in the Agadir Ida-Outanane area.

The fake tour guide arrived on a horse and struck up a conversation with her, according to local media reports.

He then allegedly took her to a secluded spot on the beach before raping her and making off on his horse.

The incident was reported to local police who then searched the area.

A suspect was arrested after officers spoke to witnesses and questioned horse owners near the coast, The Sun reports.

It comes after another British tourist was allegedly raped by a police officer while she was handcuffed in his car in the south of France.

The 37-year-old holidaymaker said she was picked up from a street in La Ciotat, a commune around 15 miles to the east of Marseille, by three policemen.

The woman claims she was picked up from a street in La Ciotat, a commune around 15 miles to the east of Marseille, by three policemen

It is believed that on September 10 the woman filed a complaint about the incident, said to have occurred the night before.

She said she was detained by authorities for "obvious drunkenness" and then placed in handcuffs and told to sit inside the police car.

According to the complaint, a police officer then sat next to her in the car and started kissing her before he allegedly "penetrated her".

One officer remains in custody having been charged with "rape and sexual assault by a person abusing the authority conferred on them by their position" three days after the woman's complaint was made.

Another was charged with "wilful failure to prevent a crime of offence against the integrity of a person" and was placed under judicial supervision.

The third policeman has been placed under assisted witness status, meaning they are implicated in a crime but there is not yet enough evidence for formal indictment.

French newspaper Liberation was the first to report on the incident after it was made aware of it by public prosecutor Nicolas Bessone.

It is understood the woman is being supported by a charity which works with victims of sexual assault.