Swiss police have arrested a 28-year-old Australian man accused of stabbing and seriously injuring a 41-year-old man in a shop in central Zurich, authorities reported on Tuesday.

The motive behind the attack on Saturday remains under investigation, according to a police statement. The Australian suspect was apprehended at the scene, while the victim was transported to the hospital.

Authorities have not disclosed the identities of the victim or the assailant. Further details may be provided by prosecutors on Monday, as stated by a police spokesperson.

Recent stabbing incidents across Europe have raised concerns. On Saturday, an Algerian man was arrested in France for a fatal knife attack, whereas a Syrian refugee was held for a stabbing in Berlin.

Additionally, last Thursday in the Czech city of Hradec Kralove, a man fatally stabbed two women in a shopping center. Furthermore, a Syrian asylum seeker was apprehended in southern Austria last Saturday on suspicion of carrying out an attack.