One Boston marathon bombing suspect has been shot dead and another is on the loose believed to be "armed and dangerous", police have said.
The suspects - named as Dzhokhar A Tsarnaev, 19, who is on the run, and his 26-year-old brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who is now dead - moved to the US a decade ago from a Russian region near Chechnya.
They had been living in Cambridge, Massachusetts, as legal permanent residents.
The suspect being hunted by police The younger brother was said to have posted links to Islamic websites and others calling for Chechen independence on a Russian-language social networking site.
All public transport remains suspended in Boston - and all streets and businesses also in Watertown locked down - while a major manhunt continues for the suspect who got away.
It follows a shootout in the residential suburb of Watertown between both suspects and dozens of armed officers after a policeman was shot dead at Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, nine miles from Boston city centre.
The suspect at the marathon among the bombing victims (Pic: Kevin O'Keefe) Boston Police commissioner Ed Davis said: "What we are looking for right now is a suspect consistent with the description of suspect number two - the white-capped individual who was involved in Monday's bombing of the Boston Marathon."
He was described as light-skinned with brown wavy hair and dressed in a grey hooded top.
"You have seen the picture. You all have it. That's the individual we are looking for at this moment.
"We believe this to be a terrorist. We believe this to be a man who came here to kill people."
The dead suspect, who ran at officers during the stand-off He added: "We believe these to be the same individuals who are responsible for the bombing on Monday at the Boston Marathon."
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick said a "massive manhunt" was under way.
"This is a serious situation, we are taking it seriously and we are asking the public to take it seriously," he added.
Officials said the operation could take "hours" and asked the public to be patient.
The suspects, who are believed to be responsible for the death of the MIT campus policeman, carjacked a black Mercedes SUV, taking its owner hostage before driving off towards Watertown with police in pursuit.
A Swat team on a roof in Watertown (Pic: Samantha England) On their way, the hostage was dumped at a petrol station after about 30 minutes, before a dramatic shootout ensued in Watertown.
The New York Times quoted local resident Andrew Kitzenberg, who said he saw the pair, wearing backpacks, shooting at dozens of police officers from behind a black Mercedes SUV.
The 29-year-old said the officers and the men were 70 yards apart and engaged in "constant gunfire".
He said an explosive device was also thrown at the police and went off some 20 yards from where they were shooting.
Boston Police commissioner Ed Davis holding a press conference in Watertown One suspect ran at police and was shot at and apprehended. He later died in hospital despite attempts to resuscitate him.
According to NBC, police ran over the suspect because he was wearing an IED (improvised explosive device). However this has not been confirmed by police or other officials.
He arrived at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre with multiple injuries mainly around his torso including gunshot wounds, burns consistent with a blast and pieces of shrapnel all over his body.
The other, who is said to be badly injured, managed to get away from the stand-off - in which a police officer was also shot and is undergoing surgery at a Boston hospital.
Watertown Residents heard the gun battle and an explosion Some 12 victims from the Boston Marathon blasts remain at the same hospital, one in a critical condition. Around 24 others who suffered injuries have been discharged.
A spokesman said though the hospital was open as normal, it was restricting access to "ensure the safety of patients, families and visitors", and urged people to show patience when arriving at the site.
One medic, who lives in Watertown, heard the shootout from his home and alerted the hospital before rushing to work.
Residents in the area have been told to stay indoors and remain vigilant until further notice.
Several homes suffered extensive damage from the bomb blast and were caught in the crossfire in the shootout.
Police officers arriving at the scene in the neighbourhood Police have sealed off the area and are conducting door-to-door searches and enquiries.
Sky's US correspondent Dominic Waghorn in Watertown, said: "It has been a terrifying night for the people of Watertown, and it remains so until this man is found."
Meanwhile, police converged on what is believed to be the suspects' apartment in Cambridge and a woman was reportedly dragged from the block of flats and handcuffed before she was led away.
The development comes just days after two bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston marathon, killing three people and injuring more than 180 others.
Bullet holes through the wall and chair of one home caught in the crossfire The FBI have released pictures and video of two suspects in the deadly Boston marathon bombings.
A message on the Massachusetts Institute Of Technology (MIT) website earlier described the incident as "active and extremely dangerous" as police swept the campus in Cambridge.
Cambridge Police Department said in a statement that six gunshots were heard at 10.50pm local time.
The officer killed was responding to a report of a disturbance on Thursday night when he was shot multiple times.
The officer, who was not immediately identified, was taken to a hospital where he later died from his multiple gunshot wounds.
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