NAZRAN. Jan 27 (Interfax) - Three members of illegal armed groups have been killed in a special operation ion the village of Ekazhevo, Nazran district, Ingushetia, a source with law enforcement agencies told Interfax.
"A group of militants was blocked in a private house early this morning. They were proposed to surrender, but they opened gunfire on police officers. Three criminals were killed," the source said.
"The active phase of the special operation is over," the source said.
"The private house in which the militants were hiding was completely destroyed in the exchange of fire. The rubble is being cleared so that investigators may start working on the scene," he said.