ATLANTA – A military rocket launcher was found Tuesday near a suburban commuter train station, authorities said.

The 3-foot shoulder-held launcher was not loaded, authorities said.

The FBI and police searched the area.

Transit employees discovered the weapon near a station just outside Atlanta, on an embankment next to the tracks, said Gene Wilson, MARTA police chief. He said the launcher had been used.

“It kind of looks like mini bazooka,” he said. “We’re trying to figure out when it was used and how it was used.”

“It didn’t have a projectile in it. There was no immediate danger to the public,” Wilson said.