Police have arrested a man after three women were killed in a brothel in the Austrian capital Vienna.

The women were found with “cuts and stab wounds”, police said.

Police found a fourth woman inside the brothel and she was being questioned by the police as a witness.

A 27-year-old man was arrested in the vicinity of the brothel while carrying a knife, which is suspected to be the weapon.

Police said the suspect is an asylum-seeker from Afghanistan and will be questioned by police later on Saturday.

A witness had discovered traces of blood outside the building, located near the Danube River, and alerted police on Friday evening.

The identities of the three victims remains unclear.

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Brothels are legal in Austria.

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