Paris attacks guns traced to German dealer

Four assault rifles used in the deadly Paris attacks were allegedly purchased from a trafficker in Germany.

Quoting documents from the Stuttgart prosecutor's office, German newspaper Bild says two AK47s and two Zastava M70s were sold on November 7 by the dealer to a customer in Paris.

"French investigators believe the weapons were allegedly used in the attacks in Paris," the paper reported on Friday.

The Stuttgart prosecutor was not immediately available for comment.

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According to Bild, German police on November 16 arrested a 34-year-old man named Sascha W. from the southern city of Magstadt on suspicion of the illegal weapons trade.

The suspect is accused of having hawked the weapons on Darknet - a hidden network used for both licit and illicit ends - using the name "DW Guns".

Four emails on his smartphone show he sold "four Kalashnikovs assault rifles to an Arab in Paris", added the newspaper.

During a raid at the suspect's house, police also found 16 other firearms, Bild said.