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Carjack victim details harrowing night

Danny, a 26-year-old Chinese entrepreneur, described his 90-minute abduction and escape from the Marathon bomb suspects in an exclusive interview with the Globe.

Police say the Marathon bombing suspects fired on them in Watertown from behind the SUV they had stolen in a carjacking.

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Police say the Marathon bombing suspects fired on them in Watertown from behind the SUV they had stolen in a carjacking.

Watertown resident Andrew Kitzenberg shot photos of the shoot-out from the third floor of his home.

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Watertown resident Andrew Kitzenberg shot photos of the shoot-out from the third floor of his home.

“It sounded like fireworks or firecrackers — you know, ‘pop-pop-pop-pop,’ ” Kitzenberg said, recalling the gun battle outside his door.

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“It sounded like fireworks or firecrackers — you know, ‘pop-pop-pop-pop,’ ” Kitzenberg said, recalling the gun battle outside his door.

Shortly after the gunfire began, Kitzenberg said, he watched the two suspects hurl explosives at police.

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Shortly after the gunfire began, Kitzenberg said, he watched the two suspects hurl explosives at police.

As events unfolded, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, would be killed, shot by police then run over by his younger brother, Dzhokhar, 19, in his desperate attempt to escape.

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As events unfolded, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, would be killed, shot by police then run over by his younger brother, Dzhokhar, 19, in his desperate attempt to escape.

As soon as the black SUV driven by Dzhokhar Tsarnaev left the street, officers rushed toward the green sedan and the spot of the shooting.

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As soon as the black SUV driven by Dzhokhar Tsarnaev left the street, officers rushed toward the green sedan and the spot of the shooting.

A member of the bomb squad inspected a blast mark in the street where a large explosion had taken place.

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A member of the bomb squad inspected a blast mark in the street where a large explosion had taken place.

Heavily armed agents descended on the scene after the shoot-out.

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Heavily armed agents descended on the scene after the shoot-out.

The vehicle at the bottom of the photo was aimed at the suspects to draw fire by a Watertown police officer, who exited the vehicle before sending it toward them.

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The vehicle at the bottom of the photo was aimed at the suspects to draw fire by a Watertown police officer, who exited the vehicle before sending it toward them.

The intersection of Dexter and Nichols streets was blocked off after the shoot-out.

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The intersection of Dexter and Nichols streets was blocked off after the shoot-out.

Police officers descended on the scene of the Watertown shoot-out after Dzhokhar Tsarnaev fled the scene in a black SUV.

Kevin Cullen

How the Watertown shoot-out came to an end

It’s a story of remarkable drama, bravery, and terror, and it ended thanks to the actions of police and fire officials.

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The family of Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev received the benefits when brothers were growing up, a letter from the state shows.

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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev left Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center overnight and was taken to the Federal Medical Center Devens.

Malden cab driver Jim Duggan.

Malden cabdriver may have transported bombing suspects

A local taxi driver said he believes he had the Marathon bombing suspects in his cab, and even picked up an unusually heavy backpack.

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Local intelligence centers were never informed that FBI agents had looked at the suspected Marathon bomber’s activities in 2011.

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More coverage of the bombings

Mayor Thomas M. Menino and Sheila Dillon, a development director, ate lunch in the shade Thursday at Solas on Boylston Street.

Mayor Menino an eager customer on Boylston St.

Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino came to support local businesses, closed for more than a week while Copley Square remained a crime scene.

Heather Abbott said having the surgery was the best way to get back to her life.

Amputation best choice, Boston victim says

Heather Abbott said having her lower leg amputated a week after the Marathon bombing was her best option for resuming her active life.

Opinion on the bombings

CARLO ROTELLA

The day after the Marathon bombings, a man in London carried newspapers featuring the story.

What will novelists say?

The central question for writers and critics resembles the one investigators are now asking: “Are we writing an immigrant tragedy or a narrative of international terrorism?”

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Daniel Nava and the Red Sox have started 15-7 to reach first place in the AL East.

Too early to believe in Red Sox?

Yes, it’s April. But you have to believe at least some of the Red Sox’ 15-7 start is real and sustainable for a run toward the playoffs.

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Lynch’s attacks on Markey slightly off target

Stephen F. Lynch has mistakenly accused US Senate primary foe Edward J. Markey of voting against the creation of the Joint Terrorism Task Force.

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Obama consoles Texas community

President Obama consoled a rural Texas community rocked by a deadly fertilizer plant explosion, telling mourners they are not alone in their grief.

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People gathered in Savar, Bangladesh, on Thursday as rescuers looked for survivors and bodies at the site of a building that collapsed Wednesday.

From factory’s rubble, cries for help

A garment factory building collapsed Wednesday, killing at least 275 people in Bangladesh, a day after police had ordered it evacuated.

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A long line of passengers waited to go through a security checkpoint at Reagan National Airport in Washington on Thursday.

FAA furloughs lead to increased delays at Logan, elsewhere

About 33 percent of the flights at Logan Airport were delayed, compared to 21 percent during the same period last week.

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ART’s ‘Glass Menagerie’ is Broadway-bound

John Tiffany’s “The Glass Menagerie,” starring Cherry Jones as Amanda Wingfield, is going to Broadway with its original cast.

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Movie review

From left: Tye Sheridan, Jacob Lofland, and Matthew McConaughey in “Mud.”

There’s a lot to take in on the Mississippi

Jeff Nichols’s “Mud,” a story of fathers and sons, rambles like the Mississippi River oxbows on which the film takes place.

Opinion

“The stories of the victims and their loved ones are already assuming painfully familiar patterns of loss and, perhaps in time, recovery, but what about the developing story of the accused perpetrators?”

Carlo Rotella 

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