article: A nine-year-old girl was attacked by a lion that was being walked like a dog by circus entertainers who had brought their show to a quiet Siberian village. The girl is in hospital after she was savaged by the animal in Namtsy, in the Sakha Republic in Siberia - one of the coldest regions in the world. Photographs show the lion being walked around by a worker for a circus that had been visiting the village. A lion that appeared to be being walked like a dog around the Siberian village of Namtsy attacked a child . In one picture an entertainer crouches down next to the lion, surrounded by snow. In another she is shown walking the animal and appears to be attempting to drag it across a wet and icy road using a makeshift leash. The circus is believed to have left Namtsy - also known as Yakutia - abruptly after the incident. The girl was walking home from music school with her mother when she was attacked, the Siberian Times reported. Gavril Kolpashnikov, the girl's father, said: 'I was fishing, and got back at night. I saw my child in a horrible condition. To put it mildly, stressed. She's shocked. 'The child is still shaking, she's not of those brave kids.' The nine-year-old girl was reportedly savaged by the lion, and was taken to hospital for treatment . The circus is believed to have abruptly left the village - one of the coldest places in the world - after the attack . He added: 'They were walking their animal as if it was a dog.' It has not been confirmed how badly injured the girl was following the attack. Last month an Australian tourist survived after a lion jumped through the window of a car he was travelling in in Johannesburg and mauled him. Brendan Smith's legs were badly injured but he survived the attack. A circus worker is seen with the lion using a makeshift leash (left) and appearing to sit on the lion (right)
highlights: A circus worker was seen walking a lion around a village like a dog .
  The animal was seen being pulled by a makeshift leash in Namtsy, Siberia .
  It savaged a nine-year-old girl in the village, on her way home from lessons .
  Girl is in hospital and the extent of her injuries from the attack not known .
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