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TORONTO — A Toronto boy is in hospital with serious injuries after being attacked by a dog in the city’s east end.

According to a series of tweets from Toronto police, the animal had the child by the neck at one point and would not let go.

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Police shot and killed the dog in order to free the boy.

An officer was bitten during the incident and suffered injuries described as minor.

Paramedics say the boy was transported to hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries, from several bite wounds.

Police continue to investigate the incident, which happened at about 6 p.m.