1BOSTON, MA – A 28-year-old Indian national has been charged in federal court after allegedly stabbing two teenage passengers with a metal fork aboard a Lufthansa flight traveling from Chicago to Frankfurt, forcing the plane to divert to Boston.

Federal prosecutors say the suspect, identified as Praneeth Kumar Usiripalli, was taken into custody after the Oct. 25 incident and now faces one count of assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to do bodily harm while on an aircraft.

Authorities said both victims, 17-year-old male passengers, suffered stab wounds before flight attendants and crew members subdued the suspect midair.

Key Points

• Praneeth Kumar Usiripalli, 28, charged with assault aboard Lufthansa flight 431

• Two 17-year-old passengers were stabbed with a metal fork befor

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