Turkish soldiers shot dead seven-year-old refugee girl from Syria who tried to cross the Syrian-Turkish border on Tuesday, the Voice of Russia reported, citing the local agency "Dogan." According to the news agency, Turkish soldiers noticed a group of people who wanted to cross the border illegally and opened fire.

Several bullets hit the Syrian girl. She was taken to a nearby hospital in southern Turkey where she died.

The Turkish army reassured that the military only made several warning shots. The Army command could not explain how the girl could have been wounded.

According to the UN, there are currently more than 2.2 million refugees fleeing Syria. Most of them are travelling to Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq.