(Xinhua) -- Three militants were killed in the Ingushetia Republic of Russia in an antiterrorist operation, the republic's law-enforcement bodies told reporters on Thursday. The militants, who, according to police information, were planning a series of terrorist and sabotage acts, were hiding in a private house near the Varshava car service center. They offered resistance and were killed in a shootout. Their identities are being ascertained at present, the Itar-Tass news agency reported.