More than 40 people were wounded in the attack at Nakheel Mall across from the oil ministry, the sources said.

Media reported that Apple's initial efforts to design its own car have suffered from management turnover and technical delays.

The hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam, which capable Muslims must perform at least once, marking the spiritual peak of their lives.

Police said around 100 people were working in the four-storey building in the town of Tongi when the blast hit.

The group "wanted to make the women into fighters", Paris prosecutor Francois Molins said.

The blast, on the 68th anniversary of North Korea's founding, drew a fresh wave of global condemnation.

The deal includes a nationwide truce, improved humanitarian aid access and joint military targeting of banned Islamist groups.