The young man is believed to be visiting from Eastern Europe (Picture: Google Maps)

A man has been seriously injured in a stabbing at a five-star Barcelona hotel,with a manhunt on for the perpetrators.

The 23-year-old,believed to be from Eastern Europe,was stabbed in the neck following a row with three men who fled the scene.

The incident happened just after 5.30pm yesterday at the city centre Casa Fuster Hotel,on Barcelona’s Paseo de Gracia avenue,which is one of its most important shopping and business areas.

Witnesses called emergency services and police raced to the scene but the suspects had already got away by the time they arrived.

The stabbing happened inside a hotel which has not been identified yet.

No arrests have yet taken place,but detectives are analysing hotel CCTV footage and other cameras in the area for clues.

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Start your day informed with Metro's News Updates newsletter or get Breaking News alerts the moment it happens.The man stabbed is said to be in ‘serious’ condition in hospital but not in immediate danger.Police have not yet made any official comment about the Barcelona hotel stabbing.The stabbing comes ten days after five masked men posing as police officers were filmed kidnapping a semi-naked victim on a motorway near Barcelona in front of motorists.The abductors brought traffic on the busy AP-7 running along Spain’s Mediterranean coast to a standstill before dragging the man out of the vehicle by his feet and bundling him into a car behind.The men had covered their faces with Balaclavas and were wearing police Hi-Vis jackets and had also put a fake police siren on top of one of the cars they used to box in their hostage target.Police later confirmed the man snatched had been found elsewhere and had not suffered any serious injuries,but said they were still hunting his abductors.Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at .For more stories like this,check our news page.