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Ontario man gets 50-year prison sentence for prison attack
Ontario man sentenced to 50 years for stabbing prison guards in 2020.
In brief
Ontario man sentenced to 50 years for stabbing prison guards in 2020. Ontario man Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy received 50 years in prison for attacking U.S. prison guards in 2020 on behalf of ISIS. Originally reported by Nationalpost.
Sentence for prison attack
Ontario man Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy, 28, received 50 years in prison for stabbing two U.S. prison guards at Allenwood in 2020.
Consecutive sentence
His 50-year sentence runs consecutively with 40 years already served for plotting an ISIS mass-casualty attack in New York City.
Attack details
On Dec. 7, 2020, El Bahnasawy stabbed a guard in the head and face with a steel desk weapon, causing one to lose an eye.
Terrorist allegiance
He pledged allegiance to the Islamic State, writing 'This is a terrorist attack for the Islamic State' in his sock.
“This is a terrorist attack for the Islamic State”
Legal outcome
El Bahnasawy pleaded guilty in November 2025 to assault, assault with intent to kill, prison contraband, and providing material support to ISIS.
What to remember
Ontario man Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy received 50 years in prison for attacking U.S. prison guards in 2020 on behalf of ISIS.
