A Canadian man was sentenced to 40 years in prison Wednesday for plotting to carry out attacks on the New York City subway system, Times Square and concert venues in the summer of 2016. "In the name of ISIS, Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy planned an elaborate attack to wreak havoc and destruction on New York City," U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman said in a statement. "El Bahnasawy aspired, in his words, to ‘create the next 9/11.’ Thanks to our law enforcement partners in New York, nationally, and internationally, this potentially devastating plot was thwarted." At one point in May 2016, El Bahnasawy sent the agent a New York City subway map with markings indicating which train lines they would attack. Days later, on May 12, El Bahnasawy messaged the undercover agent: "[W]e seriously need a car bomb at times square.

Source: Fox News December 19, 2018 21:33 UTC