Boston bombing carjack victim recalls his night of terror

Identified only as Danny, 26, an immigrant entrepreneur from China , filled in some of the details between the killing of an MIT campus police officer and a nocturnal shootout in which Tamerlan Tsarnaev was killed

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Published: 12:33pm, 27 Apr 2013Updated: 12:37pm, 27 Apr 2013

An immigrant entrepreneur from China came out of the shadows on Friday with his harrowing tale of being carjacked at gunpoint by the Tsarnaev brothers after the Boston Marathon attacks.

Identified only as Danny, 26, his story - worthy of a Hollywood thriller - filled in some of the details between the killing of an MIT campus police officer and a nocturnal shootout in which Tamerlan Tsarnaev was killed.

In an exclusive interview, Danny told the Boston Globe newspaper (www.bostonglobe.com) how the elder Tsarnaev, brandishing a handgun, knocked on the window of his Mercedes ML 350 luxury SUV late on the night of April 18.

“Don’t be stupid,” said Tsarnaev, also 26, who then asked Danny if he was keeping up with developments in the double bomb attack at the marathon finish line in which three people were killed and 264 injured.

“I did that,” Tsarnaev told his captive behind the wheel, “and I just killed a policeman in Cambridge.”

Fearing for his life, Danny drove Tsarnaev through the suburban Boston night, twisting and turning through the dark streets, followed by a sedan driven by younger brother Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19.