El Bahnasawy agreed to help plot attacks in New York City, including the bombing of Times Square and the city's subway system. El Bahnasawy pleaded guilty to conspiracy-related terror charges and was sentenced in a U.S. federal court in Manhattan in 2019 to 40 years in prison. Osama El Bahnasawy, left, and his wife, Khadiga Metwally, are hoping their son is transferred to a Canadian prison to serve his sentence and receive psychiatric treatment. 'We've not used the right tools'The family aren't the only ones calling for El Bahnasawy's transfer to a Canadian prison. The New York judge that sentenced El Bahnasawy recommended he be transferred to Canada to serve his sentence.

Source: CBC News June 10, 2021 07:52 UTC