{"id":377729,"date":"2026-10-20T09:18:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T09:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/377729\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T09:18:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T09:18:18","slug":"would-be-nyc-isis-attacker-sentenced-for-prison-assault","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/377729\/","title":{"rendered":"Would-be NYC ISIS attacker sentenced for prison assault"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">GREGG TOWNSHIP, UNION COUNTY (WBRE\/WYOU) \u2014 A man previously incarcerated in U.S. Penitentiary Allenwood for planning mass casualty attacks in New York City will now serve an additional 50 years in prison for a 2020 attack on correctional officers, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy, 28, of Ontario, Canada, was sentenced Monday to 50 years in prison after he <a data-ylk=\"slk:pleaded guilty in November 2025;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.2822news.com\/news\/inmate-pleads-guilty-to-terrorist-attack-on-officers-at-central-pa-prison\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pleaded guilty in November 2025<\/a> to an attack on two correctional officers that the DOJ said resulted in one officer losing an eye.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Pa. 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Fish and Boat issues statement on dead fish at lake\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to the DOJ, Bahnasawy had a note in his sock during the attack that read, &#8220;This is a terrorist attack for the Islamic State.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Bahnasawy, who is already serving a 40-year sentence in federal prison for plotting mass casualty attacks in New York City on behalf of ISIS, savagely attacked corrections officers once again on behalf of ISIS,&#8221; said Assistant Attorney General for National Security John A. Eisenberg. &#8220;Today&#8217;s sentence will further ensure that Bahnasawy remains in prison, where he can do much less harm, for a very long time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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