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A woman has been rushed to hospital after being mauled by a dog in a cemetery, as witnesses report a heavy armed police presence at the scene.
Police were called to the cemetery in Tameside after the dog reportedly bit the woman on the leg.
Witnesses reported seeing several firearms officers and at Hurst Cross Cemetery in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester earlier this afternoon.
The woman was attacked by the dog at about 1.25pm this afternoon.
The dog was then secured and armed officers stood down, without firing their weapons.
A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson said: 'At around 1.25pm today, officers responded to reports of a dog attacking a female in Hurst Cemetery, Prospect Road, Ashton-under-Lyne.
Armed police have been called to a cemetery in Tameside after a woman was attacked by a dog
Witnesses reported seeing a large police response, including several firearms officers, at Hurst Cross Cemetery in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester earlier this afternoon
A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson said: 'At around 1.25pm today, officers responded to reports of a dog attacking a female in Hurst Cemetery, Prospect Road, Ashton-under-Lyne'
'Officers attended and the dog was subsequently secured.
'The female was taken to hospital with non life-threatening or changing injuries.'
Images from the scene of the mauling show a 'no dogs allowed' sign while another notice reads that there is a 'dog exclusion order' across the cemetery.
The notices, which feature the Tameside Council logo, say 'no dogs allowed in the cemetery grounds', apart from guide dogs.
The notices add that there is a maximum penalty of £1,000.
