A Lufthansa flight from Chicago to Germany was diverted to Boston on Saturday (October 25) after a man allegedly stabbed two teenage passengers with a metal fork . Praneeth Kumar Usiripalli , 28, was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to do bodily harm, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Massachusetts. The incident occurred on Lufthansa flight 431 en route to Frankfurt, Germany.

Usiripalli, an Indian national, allegedly attacked a 17-year-old male passenger , striking him in the shoulder with a fork while he was asleep. He then allegedly stabbed another 17-year-old male passenger in the back of the head, causing a laceration. Following the attack, Usiripalli reportedly made a gun gesture with his fingers, pretended to pull the trigger, and slapped a fem

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