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A twelve-year-old boy was bitten several times by a dog while playing in a gravel pit.
The child was "seriously" injured in the incident in Tarmstedt northeast of Bremen, the police said on Tuesday.
According to the owner, the Rottweiler tore himself off his leash while walking on Monday afternoon and pounced on the boy.
The owner pulled the animal away and locked it in his car.
The boy was taken to a hospital in the ambulance.
Criminal proceedings have been initiated against the dog owner.
He had stated that he had only bought the 11-month-old dog the day before.
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