CINISI, Sicily-- Two tourists were robbed in a taxi in Cinisi by four men attempting to steal what turned out to be a fake Rolex watch, the police have said. 

  The two Italian tourists, who have been living in the Czech Republic, were spotted by the four men in Albertini beach in Cinisi, Sicily. The pair were then followed as they headed towards Palermo, with the four men flanking their taxi with two large bikes and robbing them. 

  The watch was said to be an imitation of a black and gold Rolex Daytona, estimated to be worth 20,000 euros. 

  Police have arrested four men for the robbery. Vincenzo Rao, 32, and James Berty Candeh, 33, have been given a jail sentence, while Ludovico Accetta, 28, and Manuel Picciotto, 21 have both been placed under house arrest.  

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