An American man was mugged and stabbed in central Granada when he refused to hand over his mobile phone to a thief. The attack took place on Calle Baños de Don Simeón (Realejo).

The 44-year-old victim was assaulted around 4pm, on Sunday the 30th and was rushed to the new general hospital, the PTS with two stab wounds to the abdomen and one in the neck, plus other minor knife injuries. His condition is described as serious.

The emergency number 112 had received a call at 16.35h alerting the police and ambulance service of a badly wounded man near the Placeta del Lavadero.

No arrests have yet been made but the police are searching for two individuals, who are thought to have carried out the attack.

(News: Metropolitan Area, Granada, Andalucia)