Socialite Kim Kardashian has become the victim of a robbery, after thieves took items including $50,000 (£25,000)-worth of diamond jewellery from her luggage after she arrived at a New York airport.

The Keeping Up With The Kardashians reality TV star arrived at JFK Airport with her sister Kourtney recently after flying in from Las Vegas.

As she emerged from the arrivals area of the airport, she was surrounded by fans, paparazzi, and several Delta airline employees who requested to have their pictures taken with the raven-haired beauty.

But while she was busy posing for photographs and signing autographs for the Delta employees, thieves stole jewellery, a Cartier watch, a laptop and a digital camera from Kardashian's bags.

And now Kardashian's representatives are looking into the possibility she had been set up by the airline employees, according to TMZ.com.

A spokesperson for the airline has yet to comment on the allegations. (MT/WNWCZM)

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