THIRD brush with terror: American Mormon, 19, left with burns and shrapnel injuries in Brussels attack also survived Boston and Paris bombings

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Mason Wells, 19, was in the Brussels airport when the terrorist bombing happened on Tuesday. The Mormon missionary also survived the Boston bombing and the Paris attacks

An American Mormon missionary was injured in the Brussels airport terrorist attack after having previously survived the Boston bombing and the Paris attacks.
Mason Wells, 19, suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon, injuries from shrapnel and second- and third-degree burns on his face and hands after the bombing.
Two missionaries who were with Mason also suffered injuries, but survived.
'This is his third terrorist attack,' Chad Wells, Mason's father, told ABC News.
'This is the third time that sadly in our society that we have a connection to a bomb blast
'We live in a dangerous world and not everyone is kind and loving.'
Chad said he and Mason were a block away from the finish line of the Boston Marathon, where the bombing took place, waiting for Mason's mother, Kymberly Wells, who was a runner.
'It had shaken their bodies and he had taken Mason to our hotel and said to stay there.
'Mason was very calm and composed,' Kymberly told ABC News.
Mason is currently in a Belgian hospital and is expected to make a full recovery, he told his parents. He was at 'ground zero' of the blast zone when the bombs went off.
Chad said a Mormon official relayed to the Wells family that Mason, 'despite being on the ground and bleeding actually had a sense of humor and remained calm through the situation'.



Mason (pictured, left) suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon, injuries from shrapnel and second- and third-degree burns on his face and hands after the bombing, but is expected to recover and is in good spirits

'Mason has always assured us that he is safe and careful.
'I told him first and foremost always be aware of your surroundings, please be very careful when you're traveling be very observant to people around you,' Kymberly said.
The teen was also in Paris last year during the attacks.
'He shared with us that he was extremely close to the blast where he was burned by it,' Chad said.
'It's a blessing from God he's alive.'


Mason (left) was with Joseph Empey (right) at the time of the attack. Joseph was also severely injured but is alive and recovering from his injuries


The 20-year-old (right, pictured with Mason, left) suffered second-degree burns to his hands, face and head and had surgery for shrapnel in his legs


Joseph Empey, who was with Mason, was also injured in the attack.
The 20-year-old was treated for second-degree burns to his hands, face and head.
He also had surgery Tuesday for shrapnel injuries to his legs, but his family said in a statement that the he is recovering and is grateful and in good spirits.
Joseph and Mason were at the airport with 66-year-old Richard Norby when they were wounded by an explosion.
A fourth missionary from France, Fanny Rachel Clain, was in a different location at the airport and was hospitalized with minor injuries.
Two explosions ripped through the departures terminal in the Brussels Airport during a suicide bomb attack this morning, killing at least 34 people and injuring dozens of others.
Along with Mason, others, like NBA Hall of Fame star Dikembe Mutombo, survived the horrifying bombing on Tuesday.


Richard Norby, 66, (left) was on a missionary trip with the boys when the blasts went off. He has also been hospitalized


Families of the two younger missionaries said they have spoken to the men and they are awake and grateful for their lives