239:(ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization. He conspired with Talha Haroon, a 20-year-old U.S. citizen residing in Pakistan, and Russell Salic, a 38-year-old Philippines citizen and resident, to conduct bombings and shootings in heavily populated areas of New York City during the Islamic holy month of Ramadhan in 2016, all in the name of ISIS. El Bahnasawy purchased bomb-making materials for the attack and rented out a cabin that was driving distance from New York City to build the bombs for the attack. His lawyer later said that these activates were encouraged and guided by an undercover agent. Haroon allegedly made plans to travel from Pakistan to New York City to join El Bahnasawy in carrying out the attacks. As El Bahnasawy and Haroon prepared to execute the attacks, Salic allegedly wired money from the Philippines to the United States to help fund the terrorist operation.
227:. Throughout El Bahnsawy's adolescent life, he struggled with issues related to his mental illness and subsequent substance abuse. El Bahnsawy had a significant history of mental health difficulties prior to his arrest. From age 14 El Bahnsawy was placed as an inpatient in three different mental health hospitals, including Egypt, Kuwaiti Center of Psychiatric Health and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto, Ontario. El Bahnasawy was a 17-year-old minor with no history of violence or criminal record prior to making contact with an undercover FBI informant to plot terror attacks in New York City.
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267:. The lawyer claimed the undercover agent exchanged "inflammatory messages" with El Bahnasawy, as communications showed the Canadian was "influenced by the informant who contributed to Mr. El Bahnasawy's radicalization," the defence said. Additionally, none of the plans were carried out.
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