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State Department Identifies American Killed In Nairobi Terror Attack

Jason Spindler was in Nairobi working for a firm he co-founded that promoted business partnerships in emerging markets.

The U.S. State Department has identified the American killed Tuesday in a terrorist attack on a luxury hotel in Nairobi, Kenya, as Jason Spindler of Houston.

In a statement issued

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