An Indian national has been arrested and charged with allegedly stabbing two teenagers with a metal fork while on board a Lufthansa flight from Chicago to Germany, according to the Department of Justice.

Praneeth Kumar Usiripalli, 28, is charged with one count of assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to do bodily harm while traveling on an aircraft in the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States. Usiripalli was arrested on Saturday.

According to The Justice Department, Usiripalli stabbed a 17-year-old passenger in the shoulder with a metal fork. He then allegedly stabbed a second 17-year-old passenger in the back of the head with the same fork. That teen suffered a laceration to his head.

One of the teenagers reported he was sleeping and woke up to see Usiripalli standin

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