Glenn Selig, 50, was killed by Taliban terrorists in Kabul on Saturday
A former journalist turned PR executive and father-of-two is the first named American victim of a deadly Taliban siege in Kabul this weekend.
Glenn Selig, 50, was shot dead by terrorists at the Intercontinental Hotel in the Afghan capital on Saturday.
His death was confirmed by The Publicity Agency, his Tampa-based PR business, on Wednesday.
Selig was married with two children and enjoyed a long media career having worked at one stage as a reporter for Fox 13 in Tampa.
He is one of four Americans who were killed in the siege. Another two were injured, a State Department spokesman Heather Nauert told DailyMail.com.
He was in the Middle East on business and had been in Dubai, excitedly sharing details of his trip, days before he was killed.
Twenty-two people died in total. Fourteen were foreign including the four Americans.
‘Glenn was a tireless professional, loyal friend and pillar of the community, but most importantly he was a loving husband and wonderful father.
‘The loss for his family and friends cannot be measured nor conveyed strongly enough, but we thank everyone for the outpouring of support we have received,’ a statement issued by The Publicity Agency read.
22 people were killed and more were injured in the siege which began when five gunmen stormed the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital, on Saturday morning. They shot innocent victims and set off suicide bombs as Afghan Forces approached
Selig was described as a ‘loving father’. He and his wife are pictured with their children
Smoke billows from the hotel which is perched upon hills overlooking the city. The terrorists posed as soldiers to gain entry
An agency spokesman told DailyMail.com he was in Afghanistan to work on a ‘success story’ about the country and its new president when he was killed.
The siege began when five terrorists in suicide vests stormed the hotel on Saturday.
For 13 hours, they roamed the hotel’s halls, shooting innocent victims who hid in their rooms and tried to escape from their balconies.
Selig was in the Middle East on business. He previously worked as a reporter for Tampa-based Fox 13
The gunmen gained entry past private security guards by dressing in military uniform.
Once inside, they picked victims at random.
Harrowing photographs showed frantic hotel guests climbing over their balconies and using sheets to lower themselves to the ground.
150 people were either rescued or were able to escape. The siege ended with the terrorists being killed by Afghan soldiers.
Others killed included six Ukranians, two Venezuelan pilots, a German and a citizen of Kazakhstan.
On Wednesday morning, just three days afterwards, ISIS fanatics stormed a Save The Children office in Jalalabad, 96 miles away, where they detonated bombs.
At least three people are feared dead in that attack and dozens more were injured.
The State Department condemned the second attack on Wednesday.