Video journalist fired after apparently kicking, tripping refugees in Hungary

A Hungarian camerawomanhas reportedly been fired after videos surfaced online thatappearto show her kicking and tripping refugees as they runfrom Hungarian police.

On Tuesday,hundreds of refugees broke away from a police registration point near Hungary's border with Serbia, reportedthe Associated Press.

A video posted on Twitter by German reporterStephan Richter,shows a number of journalistsfilmingas officers pursued the refugees.

Near the end of the video, acamerawomanappears to trip a man as he flees while carrying a young child, causing both to fall to the ground.

In another video, the same reporter is shown kicking two refugees, including one who appears to be a young girl.

The videos sparkedoutrageonline.

According to multiple media outlets thecamerawomanisPetra Laszloof Hungary'sN1TV.

On Tuesday,N1TVreleased this statement onFacebook, saying the woman in the videos had been fired.

Hungary lies along a popular migrant route between Turkey and Germany, the planned destination for many refugees fleeingthe war in Syria.

Hungary'sprime ministerViktorOrbanhas adopted a hardline stance againstthe tide of Syrian refugees passing through his country, recentlyannouncingrenewedefforts to complete a fence to keep them out.