Isis militants claimed responsibility for bomb blasts which killed at least 16 people at the Libyan electoral commission yesterday.

Three suicide bombers carried out the attack, burning offices and clashing with security personnel before two blew themselves up, destroying the High National Elections Commission (HNEC) building in Tripoli.

HNEC chairman Emad Al-Saye said the “terrorist attack” would not stop Libya from holding elections and reassured voters that their personal data was safe.