Muslim man sentenced for conspiring to commit ISIS-inspired attack
The sentence runs consecutive to his existing 40-year term after he stabbed two officers with a homemade weapon and pleaded guilty to ISIS-related charges.
- Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy, 28, of Ontario, Canada, was sentenced to 50 years in prison for a 2020 attack on two corrections officers at USP Allenwood, a maximum-security prison in Pennsylvania.
- This sentence runs consecutive to the 40-year term Bahnasawy is serving for his role in a 2016 mass-casualty terrorist plot targeting New York City on behalf of ISIS.
- During the 2020 incident, Bahnasawy used a weapon made from a steel desk to stab two officers; one eventually lost his right eye, and officers found a note claiming a terrorist attack.
- U.S. Attorney Brian Miller for the Middle District of Pennsylvania stated the sentence reflects the government's "unwavering commitment to fight those who perpetrate violence in the name of ISIS even behind prison walls."
- Bahnasawy's sentencing occurs as authorities continue prosecuting young men on terrorism charges 25 years after Sept. 11, with The Center Square reporting new ISIS-related cases announced nearly every week.
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Muslim man sentenced for conspiring to commit ISIS-inspired attack - Regional Media News
(The Center Square) - Another Muslim man has been convicted and sentenced to years in prison on terrorism charges, including providing material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization. Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy, 28, of Ontario, Canada, was [...]
Muslim man sentenced for conspiring to commit ISIS-inspired attack
(The Center Square) – Another Muslim man has been convicted and sentenced to years in prison on terrorism charges, including providing material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization.
ISIS terrorist from Ontario gets additional 50 years in U.S. prison for stabbing guard in the eye
The attack in Allenwood occurred on Dec. 7, 2020, when El Bahnasawy went at the two guards using a weapon made from part of a steel desk in his cell. He stabbed one officer in the head and face. Then, when a second officer responded, El Bahnasawy stabbed her in the hand. The first officer eventually lost his right eye because of Bahnasawy’s attack.
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