Security forces in the restive Russian republic of Ingushetia say they killed three militants during a special operation.Authorities said the operation was launched on the evening of December 28 at a village in the Sunzhensk district. Security forces approached the three suspects as they sat in a vehicle. When asked to surrender, the three opened fire from the vehicle and were killed by returned fire.
Local officials have identified all three men, saying the oldest was 28 and that all were thought to be member of an illegal armed group that had carried out "terrorist attacks" in Ingushetia.