Ontario man gets another 50 years in a US prison for stabbing two guards

Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy, 28, of Mississauga, Ontario, stabbed two guards at the US Penitentiary Allenwood on Dec 7, 2020. One officer lost his right eye.

From the plot to the new sentence

1. May 2016

   Arrested by the FBI after travelling from Canada to the New York area to carry out attacks

2. Oct 2016

   Pleads guilty to plotting to bomb Times Square and attack subway passengers

3. Dec 7, 2020

   Stabs two guards with a weapon made from a steel desk

4. Nov 2025

   Pleads guilty to assault and material support to ISIS

Already in prison for an ISIS plot against New York, he pleaded guilty in November 2025 to assault, assault with intent to murder, prison contraband and material support to ISIS.

"Today's sentence will further ensure that Bahnasawy remains in prison, where he can do much less harm, for a very long time."

— John Eisenberg, US assistant attorney general