Story highlights Women were being driven from Paris-Le Bourget Airport north of the city

Robbery is just the latest in a spate of high-profile crimes in the French capital

Paris (CNN) Two Qatari sisters were robbed north of Paris by masked men who took jewelry and other personal effects worth an estimated 5 million euros ($5.3 million), officials say.

The women were being driven from Paris-Le Bourget Airport to Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport when two masked men intercepted their car Monday, said the general secretary of the Bobigny prosecutor, who according to protocol did not wish to be named.

Forcing the vehicle to stop, the robbers sprayed tear gas at the driver and manhandled the women before taking their suitcases containing the valuables, the official said.

The Banditry Repression Brigade, a special police unit within the Interior Ministry, was set to interview the women.

Spate of high-profile crimes