Manhunt for Qld jewellery store attacker

Police are searching for a man who stabbed a staff member at a Brisbane jewellery store.

He hasn't been seen since fleeing the Fortitude Valley shop on Friday afternoon.

The incident started when he asked to see a ring and ended with a 62-year-old man being taken to hospital with stab wounds to his chest, face and arm.

The attacker is described as being of Asian appearance and aged in his 20s with short hair.

Police say he was wearing dark shorts and a dark hooded jumper but was believed to be shoeless at the time of the attack.