"Federal prosecutors said the first victim, a 17-year-old asleep in a middle seat, woke up to see Usiripalli standing over him with the fork from the recent meal service. He allegedly lunged at the teen, striking him in the left clavicle area with a metal fork. Usiripalli then attacked another 17-year-old, seated on the right side of the first victim, striking him in the back of the head, officials said."
"When flight crew members attempted to subdue Usiripalli, he allegedly raised his hand, formed a gun with his fingers, put it in his mouth and pulled an imaginary trigger, the prosecutor's office said in a statement. Amidst the chaos, Usiripalli turned toward a female passenger to his left and slapped her with his hand. He also tried to hit a member of the flight crew, according to the statement. Usiripalli was arrested after the plane landed at Boston's Logan International Airport."
Flight 431 from Chicago to Frankfurt diverted to Boston after a passenger stabbed two 17-year-olds with a metal fork obtained during meal service. The first teen, asleep in a middle seat, was struck in the left clavicle; the second teen, seated to his right, was struck in the back of the head. Flight crew attempted to subdue the assailant, who made a gun gesture, put his hand in his mouth and pretended to pull a trigger, slapped a female passenger, and tried to hit a crew member. Authorities arrested the 28-year-old, who faces an assault with a deadly weapon charge and had entered the U.S. on a student visa while enrolled in a master's program in biblical studies.
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