A 19-year-old man is recovering in hospital after being stabbed by an unknown assailant on Easter Sunday night at a nightclub in the Mackenzie area of Larnaca.

According to the police, authorities received information at around 10pm regarding an injured person at a music and dance venue in the area.

Police officers attended the scene and initial investigations indicated that an argument had broken out between the 19-year-old and an unidentified man.

The suspect reportedly pulled out a knife during the altercation and stabbed the victim.

The attacker then fled the scene, while the injured man was transported to Larnaca general hospital, where doctors found he had sustained a wound to the right lumbar region.

Police said the victim’s condition is not life-threatening.