U.S. State department official confirms American killed in Kenya attack

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. State Department official confirmed a U.S. citizen was killed in an attack on a hotel and office complex in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Tuesday claimed by Somali Islamist group al Shabaab in which at least 15 people were killed.

“We can confirm that a U.S. citizen was killed in the attack,” the official said without giving further details.

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