ISIS terrorist who plotted NYC mass slaughter gets 50 more years for blinding prison guard

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.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.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.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.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.But prison walls did little to curb his appetite for violence, according to federal prosecutors.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.The guard eventually lost his right eye from the injuries.When a second officer came to help, El Bahnasawy stabbed her in the hand.A note recovered from El Bahnasawy’s sock after he was restrained read: “This is a terrorist attack for the Islamic State.”A pledge of allegiance to ISIS was also found taped inside a locker in his cell.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.“Today’s sentence will further ensure that Bahnas...