The prosecutor's office in Stuttgart confirmed today that a 34-year-old man suspected of arms smuggling had been arrested, but refused to confirm allegations that he supplied guns to the attackers in Paris, where 13 people were killed on November 130.
"I can confirm that a man is in custody on suspicion of arms smuggling," a spokesman for the prosecutor's office in the German state of Baden-Württemberg told Reuters, adding that the arrest was made on Tuesday.
Earlier today, the Bild newspaper reported that the suspect sold four rifles – two Chinese-made AK-7s and two “Flag M47s” from the former Yugoslavia – to a buyer of “Arab origin” online on November 70. The newspaper states that it is a connection with members of the Islamic State who carried out a series of attacks in Paris on November 13.
Four e-mails found on the suspect's smartphone indicate that he was in contact with an "Arab from Paris," reports Bild. The newspaper adds that the French prosecutor's office believes that the weapon was used in the attacks.
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