An American who survived the 9/11 attacks, two best friends from Kenya who worked to help Somalia, and a British development professional were among at least 14 people killed when Somal
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January 16 2019 10:52 PM
An American who survived the 9/11 attacks, two best friends from Kenya who worked to help Somalia, and a British development professional were among at least 14 people killed when Somali militants raided a posh hotel complex in Nairobi.
«It is with a heavy heart that I have to report that my brother Jason Spindler passed away this morning during a terror attack in Nairobi, Kenya. Jason was a survivor of 9-11 and a fighter. I am sure he gave them hell!», his brother Jonathan posted on Facebook.
Spindler was CEO of investment firm I-Dev International.
He studied business at the University of Texas and law at New York University, according to his Facebook page.
Most of his pictures showed him pursuing his passion of rock climbing in beautiful places. Spindler had also served with the U. S. Peace Corps in Peru.
«Know you are mountain climbing with the angels tonight, Jason. You lived fully and beautifully, but you left us far too soon,» wrote one Facebook friend.
ABDALLA DAHIR AND FEISAL AHMED
Kenyan development professionals Abdalla Dahir and Feisal Ahmed, from consulting firm Adam Smith International (ASI), were having lunch together at the Secret Garden restaurant in the grounds of the hotel when the suicide bomber struck.
