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Kim Kardashian robbed at gunpoint in Paris, jewels worth $10 million stolen

Police said the robbers tied up Kardashian and locked her in a bathroom before escaping on bikes

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Jewellery worth millions has been stolen from Kim Kardashian. File photo: AFP
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Kim Kardashian West was unharmed after being robbed at gunpoint of more than $10 million worth of jewellery inside a private Paris residence Sunday night, police officials said.

A spokeswoman for Kardashian West said the reality TV star was “badly shaken but physically unharmed” after masked men dressed as police officers also tied her up in the flat’s bathroom before fleeing the scene.

Police officers stand guard at the entrance to a hotel residence at the Rue Tronchet, near Madeleine, central Paris, where US reality television star Kim Kardashian was robbed at gunpoint. Photo: AFP
Police officers stand guard at the entrance to a hotel residence at the Rue Tronchet, near Madeleine, central Paris, where US reality television star Kim Kardashian was robbed at gunpoint. Photo: AFP
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Paris police official said five armed, masked men, who were still at large, stole a jewelry box containing valuables worth 6 million euros ($6.7 million) as well as a ring worth 4 million euros.

The two officials confirmed Kardashian escaped uninjured and that an investigation was underway. They were not authorised to be publicly named speaking about ongoing investigations.

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Police said the robbers tied up Kardashian and locked her in the bathroom before escaping on bikes.

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