SKorean fighter jet crashes in Yellow Sea: Air Force

A South Korean F-4E fighter jet crashed during a security mission over the Yellow Sea on Friday, the Air Force said, with its two pilots having escaped safely.

The crash took place at 12.20 p.m. when the jet was on its way back to its base in Suwon, 35 km south of Seoul, Yonhap news agency quoted the armed service as saying. There is no report of damage to civilians as of now.

The Air Force set up a team to investigate the exact cause of the incident.