A man was rushed to hospital after he was shot in broad daylight at a busy shopping centre in southern Sweden.

The man was reportedly shot in the left leg at around 4.20pm in Malmo after becoming involved in a brawl inside the Rosengård Centre.

The area was then cordoned off while police tried to piece together the series of events, and track down the gunman.

Police stand guard outside the shopping centre in Malmo, Sweden, where a man was shot in the leg on Tuesday

'It's messy in there, but a man is shot - probably in the leg. He is taken to hospital,' police field officer Lotta Svensson told Sydsvenskan.

Police said they had not identified a suspect or motive in the shooting and had made no arrests.

It is thought the assailant left on foot.

The incident occurred in a mainly immigrant neighbourhood of Sweden's third largest city.

The area gained notoriety in 2008 after youths clashed with police over the closure of a mosque. The rioters were only brought under control after police from other cities were sent in to calm the situation.

This latest violence, however, comes as Europe has been shaken by a series of violent attacks.

Those inside the centre were initially not allowed to leave the area, as police gathered witness statements

Over the past 18 months, there have been attacks on civilians in Germany, France and Belgium by men of Middle Eastern or Asian origin.