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Ontario Man Who Plotted NYC ISIS Attack Pleads Guilty to Stabbing Two U.S. Prison Officers

The plea adds new federal counts for a 2020 assault at USP Allenwood, exposing him to additional time beyond his 40-year sentence.

An Ontario man serving time in the U.S. for plotting a mass-casualty terrorist attack in New York City pleaded guilty this week to stabbing two prison officers in 2020.
Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy.

Overview

  • U.S. Department of Justice officials said Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy, 27, pleaded guilty to assault, assault with intent to commit murder, possession of prison contraband, and providing material support to ISIS.
  • He attacked two correctional officers on Dec. 7, 2020, at United States Penitentiary Allenwood using a weapon fashioned from a steel desk part.
  • One officer stabbed in the head and face later lost his right eye, and a second officer suffered a hand wound while responding.
  • Authorities recovered a note from his sock stating the assault was a terrorist attack for the Islamic State and found a taped pledge of allegiance to ISIS in his cell.
  • Bahnasawy, a Kuwait-born Canadian from Ontario already serving 40 years for a foiled 2016 New York City plot, faces statutory maximum penalties reported up to 130 years on the new charges.