Two tourists were assaulted in Times Square during peak holiday season Monday — including one sightseer who dodged serious injuries because of his thick winter jacket , sources and cops said.

The pair was allegedly attacked by Robert Kerri, 43, as they waited for a tour bus near 42nd Street and Eighth Avenue in Manhttan around 3:50 p.m., the NYPD said.

A 47-year-old man was knifed once in the torso — and saved by his coat amid bone-chilling temperatures Monday, while the 44-year-old woman was slapped in the face, according to cops and sources.

Robert Kerri, 43, was arrested for allegedly stabbing a man in the chest and slapping a woman in the face near Manhattan’s Times Square on Monday.

The woman was knocked to the ground by the slap, sources added.

Both suffered minor injuries and

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