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A five-year-old boy and his mother were taken to hospital Tuesday evening in stable condition following a dog attack in the southeast.

Both suffered soft-tissue injuries.

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The incident occurred around 6 p.m. in the 400 block of Radcliffe Crescent.

Calgary police say the injuries aren’t considered serious.

The circumstances behind the attack were unclear, police said. Bylaw officers are investigating.

Witnesses say the dog looked like a pit bull, and was roughly half the size of the boy.

“She was really aggressive but particularly interested in the boy and the mother. She did not attack me or other people around,” said Mohammad Alam, who works in the area.

He said the boy was screaming as the dog bit his left arm and tore apart his jacket. Afterwards, a bite mark was visible on his arm. His mother’s jacket had also been torn apart and the dog took her scarf away, as well.

Alam said he’s never seen the dog before in the neighbourhood. He added it was off-leash.

“It was really kind of a heartbreaking situation. I was calling 911,” he said.

– With files from Jim Wells