A Syrian refugee has been shot and wounded by guards on the border between Slovakia and Hungary.

The 26-year-old woman was shot in the kidney and had to be rushed to hospital, where she was operated on.

The bullet was removed from her body, according to a spokesman for the hospital in the town of Dunajska Streda.

She is in a stable condition.

Six alleged smugglers were arrested, along with 11 refugees, according to local media reports.