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Boston Marathon bombings: Resident cheats death in suspect shootout by hiding in his wardrobe

Boston Marathon bombings: Resident cheats death in suspect shootout by hiding in his wardrobe Bullet hits man's chair seconds after he takes cover in bedroom Kristian Tuinzing talks to BBC News about Watertown shooting A man has told how he cheated death in the Boston bombing shootout - by hiding in his wardrobe. Kristian Tuinzing was sitting in his bedroom when he heard the sound of gunfire outside the window of his home in Watertown, near Boston. He hit the ground and hid in his wardrobe while police exchanged fire between two men, suspected of being involved in the Boston Marathon bombings.When he emerged after the shooting had ended he spotted a bullet hole in his wall and through the chair where he had been sitting moments earlier.He told the BBC: "During the exchange I got on to the ground and went and hid in the closet. "When I came back out there was actually a hole in the wall right through a calendar and through my chair where I had been sittin

Boston Marathon bombing suspects identified as brothers from Chechnya as manhunt

Boston Marathon bombing suspects identified as brothers from Chechnya as manhunt Reports name Tamerlan Tsarnaev as suspect killed in shootout and his brother, 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who is still on the run A Boston Marathon bombing suspect killed in a shootout with police earlier today has been identified as Tamerlan Tsarnaev.The 26-year-old is believed to be the brother of second suspect, 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who is still on the run following a fierce gun and explosives battle with police in Watertown, Massachusetts.Their uncle, Ruslan Tsarni of Montgomery Village, Maryland, confirmed their names and said that the brothers, from Chechnya, lived together near Boston and have been in the United States for about a decade.Russia's North Caucasus region has been plagued by an Islamic insurgency stemming from separatist wars in Chechnya.Militants from Chechnya and other restive regions in Russia's volatile North Caucasus have targeted Moscow and other areas wi

Boston bombing: 'One suspect held and second on the run' after explosion and shootout which killed policeman

Boston bombing: 'One suspect held and second on the run' after explosion and shootout which killed policeman Dramatic development comes hours after FBI release photos and video of two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings Shootout: Officers draw their guns A police officer has been shot dead on a university campus just outside of Boston sparking a massive gun and explosives battle with two suspects.The dramatic developments came hours after the FBI released photos and video of two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings, urging the public to help identify the men but warning people not to approach them.A manhunt for the gunmen was launched following the shooting at the Cambridge campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).Moments later reports came in of a carjacking and police became involved in a chase.Terrified residents reported hearing a volley of gun shots and several explosions as police ordered them to stay inside.Live news reports said police of

Luckiest man alive survives Boston Marathon bomb AND the Texas factory explosion

Luckiest man alive survives Boston Marathon bomb AND the Texas factory explosion He had finished running the marathon just seconds before the huge explosions near the finish line on Monday Marathon effort: Joe Berti A dad had TWO miracle escapes after surviving the Boston Marathon bomb AND the Texas fertiliser factory blast.Joe Berti had finished running the marathon just seconds before the huge explosions near the finish line on Monday.He escaped unscathed - and so did his wife Amy and their friends who were just 10 yards away from the blast which killed 3 people.Monday's bombings in Boston killed three people and left more than 180 wounded.Amy and a friend were both hit by shrapnel but were relatively unhurt but a woman stood next to them had a leg torn off from the knee down. Running for cover: Amy Berti pictured after the Boston Marathon bombDad-of-two Joe said: "I had just run to the finish line and like 30 seconds later I heard the first explosion, and then turne

Luckiest man alive survives Boston Marathon bomb AND the Texas factory explosion

Luckiest man alive survives Boston Marathon bomb AND the Texas factory explosion He had finished running the marathon just seconds before the huge explosions near the finish line on Monday Marathon effort: Joe Berti A dad had TWO miracle escapes after surviving the Boston Marathon bomb AND the Texas fertiliser factory blast.Joe Berti had finished running the marathon just seconds before the huge explosions near the finish line on Monday.He escaped unscathed - and so did his wife Amy and their friends who were just 10 yards away from the blast which killed 3 people.Monday's bombings in Boston killed three people and left more than 180 wounded.Amy and a friend were both hit by shrapnel but were relatively unhurt but a woman stood next to them had a leg torn off from the knee down. Running for cover: Amy Berti pictured after the Boston Marathon bombDad-of-two Joe said: "I had just run to the finish line and like 30 seconds later I heard the first explosion, and then turne

This week's amazing Twitter photos: Lightning, friendly animals, and moreGet the funniest virals and the most candid celeb pictures in our latest round-up of Twitter snaps.

This week's amazing Twitter photos: Lightning, friendly animals, and moreGet the funniest virals and the most candid celeb pictures in our latest round-up of Twitter snaps. This week's selection of Twitter photos include an amazing image of Lake Michigan as lightning strikes during a spring storm and a picture of the International Space Station against the moon.Also in this week's list, animals make friends with a photographer and lion cubs play.Do you have a great photo to share? Tweet @Mirror_Pictures to be featured in next week's round up.

Why the real evil of the Boston bombings is how we're all to blame for this stupidity

Why the real evil of the Boston bombings is how we're all to blame for this stupidity One suspect dead and another on the run, but we're asking the wrong questions says Fleet Street Fox Evil is a nice, easy word.It means you can blame wrongness for being wrong. You can say it was the devil, it was one of those things, it was someone who was twisted, it was wicked, it was heartless.And when we've blamed those things, why, it's done with. There's nothing you can do about Beelzebub, or scumbags, or someone determined to be as bad as they can. These things happen.So when someone set off two pressure cooker bombs at the Boston Marathon, it was tragic and awful but more than anything else it was evil.When the FBI announced they had two suspects in baseball caps, they were innocent until proven guilty but their photographs were spread around the world like social media trying to pass on the lurgy - tag, you're it, and run away.Now there's been a firefight an