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The Washington Post

When dozens of refugees tried to escape police officers at a Hungarian camp on Tuesday, one camerawoman decided to get involved.
While she was filming a father, holding a child in his arms, she extended a leg and tripped both of them. The pair fall heavily, the father landing on top of his child, whose face is contorted in fear.
The scene at the Roeszke camp was captured by a German correspondent. According to Hungarian news site 444.hu, the camerawoman worked for Hungarian broadcaster N1TV and has since been fired.
WATCH: The moment a camerawoman trips fleeing refugees 

Other footage from a different angle showed the same camerawoman kicking and tripping a young girl as she ran by.
On its Web site, the TV station posted a statement that read: “Today, a N1TV colleague behaved unacceptably at the Roeszke reception centre. The cameraman’s employment was terminated with immediate effect.”
The statement was signed by N1TV editor Szabolcs Kisber. On its Web site, the channel describes itself as being “fact-based” and “free of opinion”.
According to an NBC News crew that was at the scene, hundreds of refugees were able to escape the camp, which is near the Hungarian-Serbian border, on Tuesday because of overcrowding. Tensions had risen for days, with many refugees trying to continue their journey to Germany and Austria but being stopped by local police.
Watch: Hungarian camerawoman fired for allegedly tripping refugees fleeing from police 


Meanwhile, Twitter users condemned the camerawoman’s behaviour and demanded an apology from the TV station. Some said the incident was evidence that most Hungarian journalists and media outlets are in line with Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has taken a tough stance toward the influx of refugees.
Reactions ranged from outrage to unbelief: British Iranian journalist Sanam Shantyaei called the scene “horrific”, and others demanded that N1TV should lay her off.
Hungarian news site 444.hu also featured the scene, as recorded from the perspective of the camerawoman itself. The video ends shortly before the two fleeing refugees fall to the ground.
 


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The appalling moment a camerawoman deliberately trips a refugee father and his frightened child

The camerawoman from N1TV sticks out her leg, sending a refugee and his young child sprawling. Photo: Reuters

Fear is etched on the face of the refugee child whose father tries to bolt past the camerawoman. Photo: Reuters

The father lands heavily on his young child as the camerawoman looks on, her leg still extended. Photo: Reuters

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