The al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab extremist group claimed responsibility for the attack in a post by its Shahada News Agency.

At least 34 people were killed on Sunday in two separate suicide bombings in Afghanistan that targeted a military base and a provincial chief, officials said.

Interior Ministry spokesman Tariq Arian says that the attacker was trying to enter the centre when he was stopped by security guards.

It was not immediately clear who was responsible for the blast, which came during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

Ghani was present at the venue but was unharmed, according to his campaign chief.

A suicide bomber targeted the entrance of Libya’s Foreign Ministry in Tripoli on Tuesday, killing three people, including a prominent militia leader, according to security officials.

Islamist militant group Al Shabaab said it was behind the attack on Hawlwadag district office, which also blew off the roof of a mosque and damaged houses nearby.

A suicide bomber targeted a convoy of Sikhs and Hindus on their way to meet Afghanistan’s president in the eastern city of Jalalabad on Sunday, killing at least 19 people.

An Afghan official says a Taliban suicide bomber has attacked a base in eastern Afghanistan, killing eight police.

A suicide bomber blew himself up in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing 21 people and wounding another 41.