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Video verified by Reuters information company exhibits the aircraft heading in the direction of the bottom at excessive pace, with its touchdown gear down.
Seconds after it appears to try to land, an enormous fireball erupts.
The airline stated the aircraft “made an emergency touchdown” about 3km (1.9 miles) from Aktau.
It took off from Baku at 03:55 GMT on Wednesday, and crashed round 06:28, information from flight-tracking web site Flightradar24 confirmed.
There have been 62 passengers and 5 crew members on board the Embraer 190 plane, the transport ministry stated.
These on board had been principally Azerbaijani nationals, however there have been additionally some passengers from Russia, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan.
Out of the 25 identified survivors, 22 had been taken to hospital, the emergency ministry stated.
Unverified video footage confirmed emergency companies placing out a fireplace and pulling individuals out of the wreckage.
The federal government has launched an investigation into the reason for the accident. Embraer informed the BBC it was “prepared to help all related authorities”.
The BBC has contacted Azerbaijan Airlines for remark.
