A Lufthansa flight from Chicago to Germany was diverted to Boston over the weekend after a man stabbed two teenagers with a fork, officials said. Bill Sikes/AP

A 28-year-old man stabbed two teenagers with a fork and tried to slap a crew member on a flight from Chicago to Germany over the weekend, causing the flight to be diverted, officials said.

The dramatic incident comes during an already tense period in aviation , with significant delays and staffing shortages due to the government shutdown.

Praneeth Kumar Usiripalli is charged with one count of assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to do bodily harm while traveling on an aircraft, according to a news release from the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts. Usiripalli will appear in federal court in Bosto

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