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AN EIGHT-YEAR-OLD Ipswich boy is in hospital after being bitten by a police dog on Thursday.

Police said the boy was bitten about 7am after wandering into a room being searched by the dog.

"The child screamed and was bitten on the upper leg before the dog could be restrained," a police spokesman said.

Police administered first aid and rang the Queensland Ambulance Service.

The boy was rushed to the Mater Children's Hospital.

The Ethical Standards Command is investigating the incident.

 
Ipswich Queensland Times  
 
 

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