TEHRAN, June 18 (Xinhua) -- An F-14 fighter jet crashed on Saturday in Iran's central Isfahan province with the pilots safely ejected, the official news agency IRNA reported.

       The fighter was on mission when a technical failure occurred in its engine that led to the crash, the IRNA quoted a spokesman for Iran's Army in Isfahan province as saying.

       The pilot and copilot managed to eject, and were transferred to hospital due to injuries, it said.

       No one was killed in the crash, said the spokesman.