BOSTON —

An Indian national is facing federal charges for allegedly stabbing two teens while on a flight from Chicago to Germany, forcing the plane to divert to Boston, Massachusetts.

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, according to United States Attorney - District of Massachusetts Leah Foley's office.

On Oct. 25, Usiripalli was on board Lufthansa flight 431 en route from Chicago to Frankfurt, Germany.

According to charging documents, he stabbed a 17-year-old male passenger in the shoulder and another 17-year-old male passenger in the back of the head with a metal fork following meal service.

The victim was sle

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