Dikembe Mutombo and 3-time terror victim headline Brussels witnesses
- 8 years ago
BRUSSELS — The attacks on Brussels have left at least 30 dead and 270 wounded. In the aftermath, on-the-ground witnesses are now coming forward to help piece together what happened in trying to make sense of this disaster.
Among them was NBA legend Dikembe Mutombo, who was taking a nap in the passenger lounge of Brussels Airport when he suddenly woke to the sounds of people running and screaming. After initially thinking it was some kind of joke, he says he grabbed his bag and ran when he heard calls to evacuate, and that people were hurt and bleeding. He later posted on Facebook to let everyone know he was safe.
Another notable victim present was 19-year-old Mason Wells of Utah, a Mormon missionary who was in the departure lounge with friends when the airport blasts struck. Wells was hit with shrapnel, and suffered a ruptured achilles tendon, as well as second and third degree burns on his face and hands.
Fortunately he survived, creating a pattern of sorts, as this happens to be his third brush with a major global terrorist attack. During the Boston bombing in 2013, Wells was standing a mere block away from the marathon finish line when the pressure cooker bomb exploded. Wells also happened to be in France last year when the country went into a state of emergency following the coordinated terror attacks on Paris.
With injuries still being reported and the death toll rising, more grim eye witness accounts of what happened will surely continue to paint a bloodier picture of the madness that took place in Belgium this past week.
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Among them was NBA legend Dikembe Mutombo, who was taking a nap in the passenger lounge of Brussels Airport when he suddenly woke to the sounds of people running and screaming. After initially thinking it was some kind of joke, he says he grabbed his bag and ran when he heard calls to evacuate, and that people were hurt and bleeding. He later posted on Facebook to let everyone know he was safe.
Another notable victim present was 19-year-old Mason Wells of Utah, a Mormon missionary who was in the departure lounge with friends when the airport blasts struck. Wells was hit with shrapnel, and suffered a ruptured achilles tendon, as well as second and third degree burns on his face and hands.
Fortunately he survived, creating a pattern of sorts, as this happens to be his third brush with a major global terrorist attack. During the Boston bombing in 2013, Wells was standing a mere block away from the marathon finish line when the pressure cooker bomb exploded. Wells also happened to be in France last year when the country went into a state of emergency following the coordinated terror attacks on Paris.
With injuries still being reported and the death toll rising, more grim eye witness accounts of what happened will surely continue to paint a bloodier picture of the madness that took place in Belgium this past week.
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