Camerawoman who kicked fleeing refugees says 'something snapped inside me'

A Hungarian camerawoman caught on video kicking and tripping migrants near the Serbian border has offered a qualified apology for her behaviour.

Camerawoman who kicked fleeing refugees says 'something snapped inside me'

A Hungarian camerawoman caught on video kicking and tripping migrants near the Serbian border has offered a qualified apology for her behaviour.

Petra Laszlo said in a letter published in the daily Magyar Nemzet newspaper that she was “sincerely sorry for what happened”, but added: “I was scared as they streamed toward me, and then something snapped inside me.”

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