Germany's interior minister says he is "100 percent" certain the truck explosion that killed 11 German tourists and five others at a Tunisian synagogue earlier this month was the result of a terrorist act. 

Otto Schily made that comment Monday in Tunis after holding talks with Tunisian President Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali. 

The Associated Press quotes Mr. Schily as saying it is too soon to determine which terrorist network was responsible, but that it appears several people were involved. Mr. Schily said his certainty comes from new information found in the investigation, but he refused to give more details, saying he fears harming the continuing probe. 

The truck, loaded with gasoline, exploded April 11 outside the synagogue on the Tunisian resort island of Djerba. 

German officials have maintained that the explosion was deliberate and briefly detained a man last week in connection with the blast. They also say there is evidence to link the blast with Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida terrorist network blamed by the United States for the September 11 attacks. 

Tunisia initially claimed the explosion was an accident, but now says it is investigating "in all directions." 

Some information for this report provided by AP and AFP.

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