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| Boston man who watched terror shoot-out from his home | Boston man who watched terror shoot-out from his home |
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| A resident of Watertown, near Boston, has spoken of how he ended up with a front-row seat for the gun battle between the Tsarnaev brothers and police early last Friday. | A resident of Watertown, near Boston, has spoken of how he ended up with a front-row seat for the gun battle between the Tsarnaev brothers and police early last Friday. |
| Andrew Kitzenberg took dramatic pictures of the suspects shooting guns and setting off explosives. | |
| He told the BBC's Ian Pannell he had been both terrified and curious. | He told the BBC's Ian Pannell he had been both terrified and curious. |
| Houses are pockmarked with bullet holes and it is remarkable no residents were hurt, our correspondent says. | Houses are pockmarked with bullet holes and it is remarkable no residents were hurt, our correspondent says. |
| Police say Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, was killed in the course of the gunfight in the early hours of Friday 19 April. | Police say Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, was killed in the course of the gunfight in the early hours of Friday 19 April. |
| He was reportedly run over by his 19-year-old brother Dzhokhar, who was making a desperate bid to escape. | He was reportedly run over by his 19-year-old brother Dzhokhar, who was making a desperate bid to escape. |
| Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was discovered the following evening hidden in a boat parked outside a house on a nearby street. | Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was discovered the following evening hidden in a boat parked outside a house on a nearby street. |
| Mr Kitzenberg's bedroom on Laurel Street gave him a bird's eye view of the battle that erupted and he used his position to snap a series of images. | Mr Kitzenberg's bedroom on Laurel Street gave him a bird's eye view of the battle that erupted and he used his position to snap a series of images. |
| In one both men are hiding behind a black 4x4. | In one both men are hiding behind a black 4x4. |
| In another they appear to be pointing a weapon down the street at police. | In another they appear to be pointing a weapon down the street at police. |
| "I had a very clear view of them standing up with backpacks under them that also had additional ammunition and explosives and I could see them bending down and reaching in and getting things out of their backpacks, which included their explosives and their pressure-cooker bomb," Mr Fitzenberg said. | "I had a very clear view of them standing up with backpacks under them that also had additional ammunition and explosives and I could see them bending down and reaching in and getting things out of their backpacks, which included their explosives and their pressure-cooker bomb," Mr Fitzenberg said. |
| There are holes gouged out in the road surface from the explosions believed to have come from homemade bombs, our correspondent reports. | There are holes gouged out in the road surface from the explosions believed to have come from homemade bombs, our correspondent reports. |
| Many of the houses around the area are scarred with bullet holes. | Many of the houses around the area are scarred with bullet holes. |
| This included in Mr Kitzenberg's house, where a bullet passed through a wall and then pierced a desk chair inside. | This included in Mr Kitzenberg's house, where a bullet passed through a wall and then pierced a desk chair inside. |
| "It [was] absolutely terrifying and in the moment I think I was just overwhelmed with shock and adrenalin and curiosity, which is what drove me to take pictures - but it really hit me after," Mr Kitzenberg said. | "It [was] absolutely terrifying and in the moment I think I was just overwhelmed with shock and adrenalin and curiosity, which is what drove me to take pictures - but it really hit me after," Mr Kitzenberg said. |
| On his blog, he wrote: "These kind of horrifying events make you realize how precious life really is and the need to cherish every moment you have. | On his blog, he wrote: "These kind of horrifying events make you realize how precious life really is and the need to cherish every moment you have. |
| "You quickly reflect on the people that surround you and how important those relationships are in your life." | "You quickly reflect on the people that surround you and how important those relationships are in your life." |