Mormon Missionary Injured in Brussels Had Been in Boston, Paris During Terrorist Attacks

Three U.S. Mormon missionaries were among the injured in Brussels today, and it was revealed that one of them not only had been at the site of the Boston Marathon bombing three years ago, but was in Paris during the terrorist attack last November.

The three missionaries were named Richard Norby, Joseph Empey, and Mason Wells. The Wells family revealed to KUTV reporter Jeremy Harris the state of his injuries:

NOW: Wells family spokesperson tells me he has serious but non-life threatening injuries. Empey had burns to face, among other injuries.

— Jeremy Harris (@jeremykharris) March 22, 2016

And it turns out that Wells had been at the site of the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013:

NOW: Wells family spokesperson tells me he has serious but non-life threatening injuries. Empey had burns to face, among other injuries.

— Jeremy Harris (@jeremykharris) March 22, 2016

According to NBC News, he was in Boston to watch his mother run the marathon. And the family also revealed that Wells was in Paris a few months ago when the French capital was attacked by terrorists.

Watch KUTV’s report above.

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