4 DIE IN US EMBASSY

4 DIE IN US EMBASSY BLAST IN PERU: AP is reporting that an explosion outside the U.S. Embassy in Lima late Wednesday killed at least four people, local media reported. The blast comes three days ahead of a visit by President Bush.

Details about the dead and injured were not clear, and some reports said the death toll from the apparent car bomb was as high as 10. At least four bodies could be seen in the rubble, including a boy wearing roller skates, radio reports said.

A State Department official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said no American citizens were hurt in the explosion. The official declined to comment further.

UPDATE: I don’t know if this is a later or earlier report. But Matt Drudge has a link to a Reuters article, which puts the death count at seven.