Kim Kardashian robbery: Sixteen people arrested over Paris theft, police say
Reality TV star recently spoke of experience: 'It makes me so upset to think about it'
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The reality TV star lost ten million dollars worth of jewellery in the October heist, and has since largely stayed out of the public spotlight.
The incident, during which Ms Kardashian, 36, was bound, gagged and held at gunpoint, reportedly left her "badly shaken".
Her mouth was covered with tape and she was placed in a bath tub.
Ms Kardashian recently spoke about her traumatic experience in a trailer for season 13 of Keeping Up With The Kardashians.
She recalled thinking: "They're going to shoot me in the back. There's no way out."
The star added: "It makes me so upset to think about it."
There were some suspicions that the robbery was an inside job.
However, Ms Kardashian is often followed by paparazzi photographers and is known for her frequent social media posts -- potentially making it easy for a skillful team of criminals to track her.
Ms Kardashian's former bodyguard of four years, Pascal Duvier, was accused by some of failing to protect the star.
He was with her sisters, Kourtney Kardashian and Kendall Jenner, at the time of the robbery and only arrived back at the exclusive 'No Address Hotel' after the raid had finished.
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