Mark Henry Knew One Of The Bombing Victims In Austin Texas

Mark Henry says Austin will recover from these losses. 

This month, Austin, Texas has experienced a series of bombings that were delivered in packages and left to be detonated. Two victims died and six were injured in six explosions. One of Austin's more famous residents WWE Hall of Famer Mark Henry spoke to TMZ about the bombings and one victim who he knew personally named Draylen Mason who was killed during the March 12th explosion.  

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"The young kid that was a bassist, he was a friend of our family. I knew the kid really well and I knew his grandfather really well, Dr. Mason. We spent time together and we are in a couple civic organizations that try to help people out. It was just tragic to lose a kid like that, so young and so full of life.  He was talented, talented bassist, traveled and competed," said Henry

Austin is a resilient city according to Henry and will recover from these horrible actions. But he said the city needs to focus on diversity and working together. 

On March 21st, a man believed to be the culprit committed suicide via bomb when law enforcement were attempting to apprehend him. 

The full interview can be seen in the video above or on the TMZ YouTube channel.  

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