The third escape

An American Mormon missionary was injured in the horrifying Brussels airport terrorist attack after having previously survived the Boston bombing and the Paris attacks.

ISIS has claimed responsibility for the double blasts, which left at least 14 people dead at Brussels Airport.

A third ISIS bomb tore apart a train carriage on the nearby Metro line in Maelbeek, which killed 20.

Between the two attacks, nearly 200 people were injured.

Nine Americans have been confirmed injured, including Mormon missionary Mason Wells, 19, his two colleagues, a US Air Force officer and his five family members.

The number of American’s injured in the attack could still grow, as not all those hurt in the blast have been identified.

The two airport terrorists, who it is believed blew themselves up in the bombing, were spotted on CCTV wearing black gloves.

It is believed those gloves contain detonators, which were worn on the terrorists’ left hand.

A manhunt is underway for the third man who it is believed was with them and walked out of the airport moments before the blasts.

The bombs exploded nail-shrouded devices hidden in suitcases in the first of twin terror attacks on the Belgian capital.

Some of the shrapnel from those blasts hit Mason. And it is a similar technique used by the terrorists who attacked Paris, where Mason was last year when 130 people were killed. 

Two missionaries who were with Mason also suffered injuries, but survived. “This is his third terrorist attack,” Chad Wells, Mason's father, said.

“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 said.

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 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 he was extremely close to the blast where he was burned by it.

“It’s a blessing from God he’s alive,” Chad said.

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 on 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.

An eyewitness said the blasts were so powerful that victims were thrown in the air, leaving the floor strewn with bodies, limbs and debris. Among the 14 dead inside the airport was said to be a man holding a baby. There were reports of gunfire and shouts of God is great in Arabic. Police reportedly later found two AK-47 rifles and an unexploded suicide bomb vest.

Brussels remains on lock down with police desperately carrying out a series of anti-terror raids in a city which has already been deemed a “clearing house for jihadism”.