Several Americans Injured In Brussels Attack

SALT LAKE CITY (WJZ) -- We are learning new details about the Americans who were injured during the attacks in Belgium, as well as local college students who were just miles from the explosions.

Tracey Leong has more on the new warning being issued to Americans.

More than half a dozen Americans were hurt during the blasts and, while no new credible threats have been reported, the US embassy is urging all Americans abroad to be on high alert.

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At least eight Americans are among the hundreds seriously injured during the attacks at a Brussels airport and metro station, including an American Air Force officer, his wife and children, former US college basketball player Sebastien Bellin and three Mormon missionaries from Utah: 66-year-old Richard Norby, 20-year-old Joseph Empey and 19-year-old Mason Wells.

A spokesperson for Wells' family commented on his condition shortly after the explosions.

"He is in the hospital, undergoing surgery---nothing life-threatening---and had some burns on his hand," said Lloyd Coleman, the family's spokesman.

Just miles from these terrorist attacks, Maryland college students were studying abroad. Fifteen students and staff members from Loyola University and three from Goucher College are all safe and uninjured.

The US embassy is now urging Americans who are in Belgium to avoid public transportation, recommending for them to stay home or indoors. They advise US citizens to be on alert and take extra caution for their personal safety.

The US embassy reports a significant amount of Americans are either working or studying in Belgium and the Department of Defense expects the number of Americans injured or killed to rise.