An ISIS terrorist who plotted a 9/11-style attack on New York City was slapped with another 50 years in prison Monday for stabbing two correctional officers — causing one to lose his right eye — while serving a 40-year sentence for his original terror conspiracy.
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Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy, 28, of Ontario, Canada, has now been sentenced to a combined 90 years behind bars after pleading guilty to charges stemming from the December 2020 attack at a federal penitentiary in Pennsylvania, according to the Justice Department.
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The additional punishment comes as his mother, Khadiga Metwally, is running for a school board seat in suburban Toronto — in the same district that made international headlines when shop teacher Kayla Lemieux showed up to class sporting enormous prosthetic breasts.
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El Bahnasawy’s original sentence stemmed from a 2016 ISIS-inspired plot to detonate bombs in Times Square and the subway system and open fire on concert crowds during Ramadan.
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sentence → stem → Ramadan
The Canadian national, who once spoke of wanting to “create the next 9/11,” was arrested in May 2016 after traveling from Canada to the New York area to prepare for the attacks.
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But prison walls did little to curb his appetite for violence, according to federal prosecutors.
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On Dec. 7, 2020, El Bahnasawy stabbed a correctional officer in the head and face at US Penitentiary Allenwood with a makeshift weapon constructed from part of a steel desk in his cell.
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Bahnasawy → stab → cell
The guard eventually lost his right eye from the injuries.
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guard → lose → injuries
When a second officer came to help, El Bahnasawy stabbed her in the hand.
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Bahnasawy → come → hand
A note recovered from El Bahnasawy’s sock after he was restrained read: “This is a terrorist attack for the Islamic State.”
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A pledge of allegiance to ISIS was also found taped inside a locker in his cell.
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El Bahnasawy pleaded guilty in November 2025 to charges including assault with intent to commit murder, possession of prison contraband and providing material support to ISIS.
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“Today’s sentence will further ensure that Bahnasawy remains in prison, where he can do much less harm, for a very long time,” Assistant Attorney General for National Security John A. Eisenberg said Monday.
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El Bahnasawy’s attorney, Andy Frisch, blamed the prison assault on his client’s longstanding mental health problems and accused federal authorities of failing to provide adequate psychiatric care.
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“He’s not a terrorist,” Frisch told The Post, claiming that a government expert had confirmed diagnoses including schizophrenia and psychotic disorders.
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Frisch said El Bahnasawy’s parents repeatedly emailed prison officials about the medication and treatment their son required, but their warnings went unheeded.
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“Those emails were ignored,” he said.
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The lawyer blamed inadequate treatment, segregation and transfers between prisons for worsening his client’s condition, claiming that “he had a psychotic episode, which has resulted in this most recent sentence.”
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“My hope is that respect for corrections officers requires more than imposing a serious sentence.
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It requires that the United States reconsider how it manages mentally ill inmates,” Frisch said.
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Asked whether he planned to appeal, Frisch said El Bahnasawy and his parents “are considering their options.”
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The Post has sought comment from the Justice Department.
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