WNU Editor -- Correction To This Story: 'Improvised Launch Device' Found Outside U.S. Base In Japan Rocked By Explosions

WNU Editor: I made an error in this post. This story (the finding of an improvised device) is an old story from 2013. This is what happens when I am tired after a long flight. Just for those who may not know .... I do not delete my posts when I make a mistake.

CNN: U.S. military: 'Improvised launch device' found outside base in Japan

U.S. and Japanese authorities were investigating two small explosions Thursday outside an American air base near Tokyo, officials said.

Investigators found two metal tubes and a simple timing device, which U.S. authorities described as an "improvised launch device," near the Yokota Air Base.

"We can confirm there was an improvised launch device outside Yokota over the evening," according to a statement released by the base.

"... We take matters of security at our installation very seriously and we are assisting the Japanese National Police in their investigation into the matter."

WNU Editor: It looks like someone used an improvised rocket/mortar to launch an attack on this U.S. base.

More News On Explosions Rocking A U.S. Military Base In Japan

Fire breaks out at US-Japanese base of Sagamihara -- BBC
Explosion at US base in Japan lights up night sky -- AP
Explosion rocks warehouse at U.S. military base in Japan, no injuries reported -- Reuters
Explosion occurs at US military facility in Japan -- FOX News
Explosions at US military base in Kanagawa, Japan -- RT
Blast rocks US military warehouse in Japan -- Al Jazeera

Update: is there a link? .... Huge factory blaze erupts near Tokyo airport (PHOTOS) (RT).