parisknifeman.jpgParis Hilton had a close call this morning with a knife-wielding man ... according to her Twitter page.

The heiress tweeted:

    "So Scary, just got woken up to a guy trying to break into my house holding 2 big knifes. Cops are here arresting him."


This photo of the cops at her home was also posted on her Twitter page. According to law enforcement, the suspect, 40, was arrested at Hilton's home just after 6:30am and taken to jail.

X17online has spoken with a source close to Paris and the starlet is "in good spirits and happy that a potentially dangerous situation was avoided thanks to the police." We're told she is "calm and relaxed and is going back to sleep."

The man's identity has not been revealed.