This comes after gunmen took millions of dollars of jewellery from American reality TV star Kim Kardashian at a luxury residence in central Paris early on Monday, a police source said.

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The attack happened in a discreet luxury residence used by celebrities and wealthy individuals behind the French capital's Madeleine church.

The 36-year-old mother-of-two said she feared she was going to be killed by the robbers.

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Rapper Kanye West was said to have abruptly ended a performance in New York after learning his wife had been attacked.