Britons among dead in cable car tragedy

TWO British tourists have died in a cable car crash near Naples.

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Italian news agency Ansa has reported that two British tourists and an Israeli national were among the four people who died in the crash on Thursday, at Monte Faito in the town of Castellammare di Stabia, citing Naples mayor Gaetano Manfredi.

A traction cable snapped bringing cable cars to a halt, according to initial information. A fifth person, believed to be a foreign tourist, was seriously injured during the incident.

A number of people had to be evacuated from another cable car.