A Lufthansa flight from Chicago to Frankfurt was diverted to Boston after a man allegedly stabbed two teenage passengers with a metal fork during the meal service, according to federal authorities.
Prosecutors said one of the teens was lightly sleeping in a middle seat when he awoke to see Usiripalli standing over him. Usiripalli allegedly struck the passenger in the left clavicle with a metal fork before turning to the other teen seated beside him and striking him in the back of the head. One passenger suffered a cut to the rear of his head. Lufthansa uses metal cutlery for its meal service in economy class (this is why we can’t have nice things…).
When flight attendants and other passengers attempted to intervene, Usiripalli allegedly made a gun gesture with his hand, put it in his mouth, and pretended to pull the trigger. He then allegedly struck a nearby female passenger and attempted to hit a member of the cabin crew.
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