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Kanye West ‘hires team of Kim Kardashian lookalikes’ and spends £6million boosting security following terrifying jewellery raid

KANYE West has "hired a team of Kim Kardashian lookalikes" as decoys to protect his wife after she was the target of a terrifying gunpoint robbery earlier this week.

The rapper injected £6million to boost security which also includes an online security team who have previously worked for the White House. They will "combat accidental leaks while using social media", the reported.

 Kanye West with the real Kim after she arrived back in the US
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Kanye West with the real Kim after she arrived back in the USCredit: Rex Features
 About 30 bodyguards and 11 cars were sitting outside the Tribeca building where the couple are staying in New York
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About 30 bodyguards and 11 cars were sitting outside the Tribeca building where the couple are staying in New YorkCredit: Xposure
 The real Kim often flaunts her luxury lifestyle on social media and it is believed the gang took advantage of this to keep track of her movements
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The real Kim often flaunts her luxury lifestyle on social media and it is believed the gang took advantage of this to keep track of her movementsCredit: Instagram

One of the star's doppelgangers is Serbian beauty Anastasija Raznatovic. The 18-year-old, who is the daughter of one of the country's most feared warlords, bares a startling resemblance to her idol.

 Anastasija Raznatovic is the Serbian Kim Kardashian
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Anastasija Raznatovic is the Serbian Kim KardashianCredit: CEN/Anastasija Raznatovic
 She bears a startling resemblance to Kim Kardashian
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She bears a startling resemblance to Kim KardashianCredit: CEN/Anastasija Raznatovic
 She's the daughter of one of the world's most notorious and violent warlords
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She's the daughter of one of the world's most notorious and violent warlordsCredit: CEN/Anastasija Raznatovic

Another Kim lookalike is 22-year-old is Anastasiya Kvitko, from Russia, who claims it will only be a matter of time before her booty beats KK's.

She said: "“Now my popularity is growing at a crazy speed, so it is a matter of time when I will be recognised more often than Kim.”

 Anastasiya Kvitko has been dubbed 'the Russian Kim Kardashian'
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Anastasiya Kvitko has been dubbed 'the Russian Kim Kardashian'
 Anastasiya has just topped 4 million followers on Instagram, a rise from 2.6 million in April, while Kim is at 81.4 million
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Anastasiya has just topped 4 million followers on Instagram, a rise from 2.6 million in April, while Kim is at 81.4 millionCredit: CEN

It is believed the gang took advantage of Kim’s obsession with social media updates to keep track of her movements.

Kanye's beef-up in security comes after his wife Kim was gagged, handcuffed and dumped in the bathtub of her Paris apartment by jewellery raiders dressed as police officers on Monday.

The mum-of-two is believed to have begged for her life while a gun was held to her temple.

 Kim Kardashian Airbnb apartment in Tribeca gets 24 hrs security by the front door and the front of the building is surrounded with barricades
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Kim Kardashian Airbnb apartment in Tribeca gets 24 hrs security by the front door and the front of the building is surrounded with barricadesCredit: Xposure
 Kanye injected £6 million to boost security after Kim's terrifying gunpoint robbery ordeal earlier this week
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Kanye injected £6 million to boost security after Kim's terrifying gunpoint robbery ordeal earlier this weekCredit: Xposure
 24 hrs security by the front door and the front of the building is surrounded with barricades
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 24 hrs security by the front door and the front of the building is surrounded with barricadesCredit: Xposure
 Kris Jenner, surrounded by security, leaves Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's town house in New York
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Kris Jenner, surrounded by security, leaves Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's town house in New YorkCredit: Getty Images
 Kanye West emerged from his New York apartment yesterday as he vowed to track down the men who robbed his wife Kim Kardashian in Paris
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Kanye West emerged from his New York apartment yesterday as he vowed to track down the men who robbed his wife Kim Kardashian in ParisCredit: Splash News
 The rapper was surrounded by security and had his eyes shielded by a hood
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The rapper was surrounded by security and had his eyes shielded by a hoodCredit: Splash News
 The celeb rushed back to New York following the ordeal, with Kanye in tow
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The celeb rushed back to New York following the ordeal, with Kanye in towCredit: Getty Images

The men stole jewellery including the star's £3.5m engagement ring given to her by hubby Kanye and other gems worth around £8.5million.

They made an escape on motorcycles with police struggling to pinpoint the identity of the group.

The rapper left the stage in the middle of a New York set after hearing about the incident in Paris and the pair were reunited in New York after the reality TV star flew back on a private jet on the same day.

 Kanye West announced there had been a "family emergency" before leaving the stage in New York when he heard the news
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Kanye West announced there had been a "family emergency" before leaving the stage in New York when he heard the newsCredit: Getty Images

It is understood Kim was left "mentally raumatised" by the ordeal.

A source told the Mirror that Kanye takes the safety of his wife "very seriously".

The source said: "The whole family are under round-the-clock protection. He even lent Kim’s mum Kris his own personal security when she sacked hers after an intruder broke into her house while Kim was there.

"A few years ago, he started paying lookalikes of the couple and their son North on a retainer, in case they needed to disguise their location. Now he wants them on the payroll."

Following the jewellery raid, Kim's 19-stone bodyguard Pascal Duvier vowed to hit back at gun-toting thieves.

 Kim Kardashian’s bodyguard Pascal Duvier has warned the thieves that stole her jewellery: “We’re coming for you”
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Kim Kardashian’s bodyguard Pascal Duvier has warned the thieves that stole her jewellery: “We’re coming for you”Credit: Fame Flynet
 It is understood Kim was left "mentally traumatised" by the ordeal.
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It is understood Kim was left "mentally traumatised" by the ordeal.Credit: Fame Flynet
 The engagement ring may prove impossible to find
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The engagement ring may prove impossible to findCredit: Xposure

He wrote in a blog: "The events that occurred in Paris was one of the most sickening things I have seen or heard.

"We have tips and leads and we will find you.

"That I promise you - you messed with the wrong one."

It is understood Kim's team called Pascal straight away and he raced back from the nearby nightclub to the flats.

He was snapped accompanying Kim back to the US by private jet on Monday.

It is not thought the couple's two children North and Saint were in the apartment at the time of the raid.


Timeline of Kim's gunpoint robbery ordeal

Sep 27 Flies into Paris for Paris Fashion Week.

Sep 28 Lunches at L'Avenue restaurant where she dodges an ambush by celeb prankster Vitalii Sediuk. Bodyguard Pascal Duvier shoves Sediuk to the ground.

Sep 29 Visits fashion show with hubby Kanye before going to Balmain show and swanky after-party. Tweets pic showing her 20-carat emerald-cut diamond engagement ring.

Oct 1 Shops with Naomi Campbell before dining at Kinu restaurant.

Oct 2 Takes front-row seat at Balenciaga show before watching Kendall Jenner at the Givenchy show. Tweets a snap of herself with Duvier, writing: 'This guy is always in my shot!'

Oct 3 Attends dinner and returns late.

2:30am Robbers storm in. She is handcuffed and locked in the bathroom as the gang ransacks the flat. She frees herself and calls for help after the men flee.

3am Kourtney and Kendall out with bodyguard Duvier at L'Arc Paris nightclub - are alerted and rush back to the flat. The family is placed under police protection at the George V Hotel.

8:30am Family boards private jet for New York at Le Bourget airport. Kim is not wearing her engagement ring.



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