German arms dealer 'probed over possible link to Paris attacks'

German prosecutors said Friday they were investigating whether an illegal arms dealer had sold four assault rifles to a person in the French capital and whether there were "possible links to the attacks in Paris". "Investigations so far suggest that the accused could have sold four assault rifles to a buyer in Paris in November," said the prosecutors' statement. "Possible links to the attacks in Paris are being checked," it added, referring to the series of gun and explosive assaults that claime