Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy
Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy | |
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| Citizenship | Canadian |
| Convictions | Conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction (18 U.S. Code § 2332a)
Conspiracy to commit terrorism transcending national boundaries (18 U.S. Code § 2332b) Conspiracy to bomb a place of public use and public transportation system (18 U.S. Code § 2332f) Conspiracy to provide material support to a designated terrorist organization (18 U.S.C. § 2339B) |
| Imprisoned at | ADX Florence |
Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy is a Canadian citizen who was convicted in 2016 of terrorism-related offenses. According to prosecutors, El Bahnasawy plotted via online chat to carry out an attack on Times Square and the subway system in New York City. In December 2018, El Bahnasawy was sentenced to 40 years in a US federal prison.