Robbers assault Chinese MP in million-euro Paris burglary

Paris, France: Thieves attacked a Chinese lawmaker at his Paris home while he was asleep, making off with jewellery and luxury goods worth several mil...

Paris, France: Thieves attacked a Chinese lawmaker at his Paris home while he was asleep, making off with jewellery and luxury goods worth several million euros, prosecutors said on Friday.

The attack took place overnight Thursday to Friday in the city's upscale 16th arrondissement, where police found no signs of forced entry, the Paris public prosecutor's office said.

The Chinese MP was "assaulted in his sleep and reports the theft of several pieces of jewellery and luxury goods", prosecutors added.

The unauthorised use of a key could be an aggravating factor, it added.

The victim woke after hearing noise and was struck on the head by the burglars before they escaped, a police source said.