American CEO Who Narrowly Avoided 9/11 Among 14 Killed in Nairobi Terrorist Attack

An American CEO who narrowly avoided the Sept. 11 terror attack was among at least 14 people killed in an attack on a hotel and shopping complex in Nairobi on Tuesday.

Jason Spindler, the director of a business development firm, was a U.S. citizen based in Kenya who died in the attack.

"We all miss him so much," his mother, Sarah Spindler, told NBC News. "It's so sad that such a bright young person is taken away by terrorism.

An American CEO who narrowly avoided the Sept. 11 terror attack was among at least 14 people killed in an attack on a hotel and shopping complex in Nairobi on Tuesday. Jason Spindler, the director of a business development firm, was a U.S. citizen based in Kenya who died in the attack. "We all miss him so much," his mother, Sarah Spindler, told NBC News. "It's so sad that such a bright young person is taken away by terrorism.