A man was robbed and beaten late Thursday afternoon at 16th and Mission. The victim, who was not identified by police, was walking on 16th Street near the BART station when he was attacked and robbed, according to witnesses. Police were called to the scene.

Witnesses said they saw someone in the back of a police car at 16th and Mission streets, while others said the assailants were arrested at 15th and Capp streets. Police at the scene declined to state whether anyone had been arrested.

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Fay Abuelgasim was surprised to find taquerias side by side with Senegalese, Chinese and Greek restaurants in the Mission. She thought they would only be Latin. The homeless people outside the 16th street BART station also amazed her. From Sudan, a war ravaged nation, she has seen poverty, but was not expecting so much in the United States.

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