A 30-year old man, supposedly Armenian, was injured in the reported incident near Eleftheria square in central Nicosia on Wednesday, Cyprus Mail reported.

The man was taken to hospital in a critical condition. He had injury to one of his kidneys and a partially ruptured spleen. He was also wounded in the shoulder blade.

The young man is a Greek citizen, believed to be of Armenian descent, the daily says. The victim has so far been unable to give police a clear account of what happened.