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FILE - A Lufthansa Airbus A321-231 takes off from Barcelona-El Prat Airport in Barcelona, Spain, on August 27, 2025. (Photo by Joan Valls/Urbanandsport/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

A man is facing federal assault charges after reportedly stabbing two teen boys with a metal fork while on a Lufthansa flight from Chicago to Germany.

Federal prosecutors say Praneeth Kumar Usiripalli, a 28-year-old Indian national who does not have legal status in the U.S., is charged with one count of assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to do bodily harm.

What happened?

What we know:

Prosecutors say the attacks happened on Oct. 25 after meal service aboard Lufthansa flight 431. One of the teen boys was asleep in a middle seat when he woke up and allegedly found Usiripalli standing over him.

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