India, Oct. 10 -- The flydubai attacker meant to crash the plane into Israel's largest airport, in a September 11-styled suicide mission, Emirati investigators have said. They noted that the co-pilot had developed increasingly extreme Islamist views over the last few years.

The announcement came from the Attorney General of the United Arab Emirates. He provided a comprehensive account of the co-pilot's motives, and preparation for what the Emiratis called a 'terrorist operation'.

The report raised questions of how signs of radicalization were missed and how the individual was allowed to fly this sensitive route. Over 170 passengers, mostly Israelis, were on the flydubai plane, when the co-pilot started to attack the pilot with the crash...