The World - News from April 1, 1986

Home-made rockets were fired from a van outside Crown Prince Akihito’s residence and a nearby guest house that will be used in the Tokyo economic summit in May. One of the rockets failed to explode, and another was blocked by a net thrown over the van after police became suspicious. Police said one man was arrested and another fled. A timing ignition device and a launcher capable of firing rockets were found in the unoccupied van. The crown prince and his family were away, and no one claimed responsibility for the attack.