Tourists have been attacked at a market place in Tunisia

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Two female tourists were slashed during the incident, which occurred in the town of Nabeul near Hammamet.

The victims are a German mother and her daughter, according to a spokesperson for Tunisia's tourism and interior ministries.

He said the mother was slightly injured and treated at the scene.