An American businessman who reportedly survived the 9/11 terror attack in the US is among 14 people killed by terrorists at DusitD2 hotel complex on 14 Riverside Drive in Nairobi.
Jason Spindler, (pictured) was a director of a business development firm.
The slain American's family said in posts on social media that he was a survivor of the September 11, 2001 terror attack on the World Trade Center in New York City, where he was living and working at the time.
The US Department of State confirmed to NBC News that an American citizen was killed in the attack on Tuesday.
Officials did not release his identity, but his mother, Sarah Spindler, in a phone interview with NBC News Tuesday night confirmed the American killed was her son, Jason. She said the 40-year-old had been "trying to make positive change in the Third World in emerging markets."
"We all miss him so much. And it's so sad that such a bright young person is taken away by terrorism," Ms Spindler said.
