Kim Kardashian has been robbed at gunpoint at a luxury residence in Paris by assailants dressed as police officers – carting away with millions of pounds worth of jewellery.
BBC gathered that the robbery took place at about 03:00 local time (01:00 GMT).
Ina Treciokas, a spokeswoman for Kardashian, 35, said the star was “badly shaken but physically unharmed” after masked men dressed as police officers tied her up in the flat’s bathroom before fleeing the scene.
Also speaking, a Paris police official told the Associated Press that five armed men, who were still at large, stole a jewellery box containing valuables worth €6m (£5.2m) as well as a ring worth €4m.
The French Police said the robbers escaped on bikes.
Kardashian’s husband, Kanye West, was on stage at the Meadows Music and Arts Festival in New York at the time of the robbery. He abruptly ended his set, telling fans: “I’m sorry, family emergency. I have to stop the show.”
This was confirmed by the Meadows on Twitter.
Kanye West immediately ends his set at #TheMeadowsNYC, due to a family emergency. What could it be? pic.twitter.com/VoTh3VwsPa
— Hardys Closet® (@HardysCloset) October 3, 2016
Due to an emergency, Kanye West had to end his performance early. Please get home safely.
— The Meadows NYC (@themeadowsnyc) October 3, 2016
Statement from Team Meadows: pic.twitter.com/rSymMWNrWp
— The Meadows NYC (@themeadowsnyc) October 3, 2016
It was gathered that the reality TV star had stayed at the luxury residence, behind Paris’s Madeleine church, at least once before, in 2014 before her marriage to West.
It is unclear if the couple’s two children – three-year-old daughter North and 10-month-old son Saint, were with Kardashian at home at the time.
But what remains clear is that Police are currently guarding the site as of today, October 3, 2016.
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