Iranian fighter jet crashes near nuclear power plant

Tehran, Iran: An Iranian news agency says an Iranian fighter jet has crashed in the country's south, near a nuclear power plant.

The agency quotes local government official Gholam Reza Keshtkar saying the airforce plane crashed on Tuesday north of Bushehr.

Keshtkar says the pilot and co-pilot ejected from the plane before it crashed but were taken to the hospital.

The Bushehr nuclear power plant -- Iran's first such facility -- is expected to start fueling up this week.