Peru car bomb kills four

A car bomb near the United States embassy in the Peruvian capital, Lima, has killed at least four people and wounded many others, according to police and local media.

There has been no immediate information on who planted the device.

The US State Department in Washington was not immediately able to confirm the reports.

The blast comes just three days before President George W Bush arrives in Lima as part of a South American tour.

More details to follow.