Tourist beaten by Italians for chasing muggers

An American tourist was beaten by an angry mob in the streets of the southern Italian city of Naples after he chased down two men who had just stolen his camera, police said today.

Tourist beaten by Italians for chasing muggers

An American tourist was beaten by an angry mob in the streets of the southern Italian city of Naples after he chased down two men who had just stolen his camera, police said today.

The tourist, identified by Italian police as 25-year-old Matthew Godfrey of Utah, was taking pictures of a church in central Naples on Monday night when two men snatched his camera and fled on a scooter.

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