Officers have been scrambled to Shakespeare Highway in Oldham, Better Manchester, to experiences of a canine assault at around 10am on Saturday (Picture: MALES Media)

Armed police shot a dangerous canine after it escaped from a house and attacked two girls in the side road.

They were scrambled to Shakespeare Road in Oldham the place the ‘aggressive’ animal went on a rampage at around 10am on Saturday.

the 2 sufferers had been rushed to health facility with serious however non-life-threatening accidents.

Larger Manchester Police stated the officers had been pressured to kill the canine ‘due o he number of other folks in the space and the wounds led to’.

It has now not yet been confirmed what breed it was once.

A 29-12 months-vintage guy was once arrested below the harmful Dogs Act.

An research into the incident is beneath way.

A GMP spokesperson said: ‘This morning at around 10am officers had been referred to as to stories of a perilous canine that had attacked two folks within the Shakespeare Road space of Oldham.

‘Officers attended the scene and women were attacked by a dog that is believed to have escaped from a property and was once appearing in an aggressive way.

‘Both girls have been taken to health facility to receive treatment for accidents which are severe but now not believed to be life-threatening.

‘Expert armed officers attended, and sadly as a result of the nature of the incident, the canine was destroyed as a security precaution because of the collection of other people in the area and the wounds brought about.

‘A 29-12 months-old guy has been arrested on the scene for allowing a dog to be dangerously out of regulate injuring any individual below the dangerous Canine Act 1991. A scene is still in place and enquiries are ongoing.’

Get in contact with our information staff by way of emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk.

For extra tales like this, take a look at our news page.