LIVE: Armed police called to Tameside cemetery following reports of dog attack

Armed police have been called to a cemetery in Tameside after a woman was attacked by a dog. Witnesses reported a seeing large police response, including several firearms officers, at Hurst Cross Cemetery in Ashton-under-Lyne earlier this afternoon.

It came after a woman was attacked by a dog at about 1.25pm. It's thought she was bitten on the leg and was taken to hospital.

The dog was secured and armed officers stood down, without firing their weapons.

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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."

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Armed police have come to the scene with riot equipment, including helments and shields.

Images from the scene show a 'no dogs allowed' sign and another notice reading 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.

Armed police have descended on the cemetery and remain at the scene.

This is the second police incident at a cemetery in Greater Manchester today. Part of Southern Cemetery in south Manchester has been cordoned off this afternoon amid an ongoing police incident.

Emergency services, including the air ambulance, are at the graveyard off Barlow Moor Road in Chorlton.

Witness