TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - A semi-official Iranian news agency says an Iranian F4 fighter jet has crashed in the country's south, near a nuclear power plant that is expected to be launched next month.
Local government official Gholam Reza Keshtkar says the Iranian Airforce plane crashed on Tuesday, about 4 miles north of the city of Bushehr.
Bushehr is 745 miles south of the capital, Tehran.
Keshtkar says the pilot and co-pilot ejected from the plane before it crashed but were rushed to the hospital in the city. He didn't provide other details.
The Bushehr nuclear power plant - Iran's first such facility - is expected to start fueling up this week.
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