Armed robbers forced their way into the Paris residence where Kim Kardashian West was staying, tied her up and locked her in a bathroom before making off with more than US$10 million worth of jewelry, police officials said yesterday.

A spokeswoman for Kardashian West said the reality TV star, who was in Paris attending fashion week shows, was badly shaken but physically unharmed. Police said she left the French capital yesterday morning.

An official said five assailants stole a jewelry box containing valuables worth 6 million euros (US$6.7 million) as well as a ring worth 4 million euros.

Police said the thieves entered the 19th-century luxury residence in Paris' chic eighth district after the concierge let them in. Handcuffed and at gunpoint, he led them to the starlet’s flat.

Two police officials said the robbers tied up Kardashian West and locked her in the bathroom before escaping on bikes.

It’s unclear whether the couple's two children, 3-year-old daughter North and 10-month-old son Saint, were with Kardashian West when the robbery happened.

Her husband, Kanye West, abruptly ended his performance at the Meadows Music and Arts Festival in New York on Sunday night. "I'm sorry, family emergency, I have to stop the show," he told the audience.

With France under a state of emergency following extremist attacks that left more than 200 people dead in the past 20 months, news of the robbery immediately sparked criticism from opponents of the Socialist government.

Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, a potential candidate in next year's presidential election, said the robbery was proof that "there is a general emergency on security" in Paris.

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