Makhachkala, Russia, Oct 25, SPA -- Security forces on Tuesdaykilled three suspected militants who were holed up in anapartment building in Russia's restive southern province ofDagestan, officials said. Law enforcement agents, acting on a tip, blocked thefive-storey building in Dagestan's provincial capital,Makhachkala, late Monday, said Abdul Musayev, a spokesmanfor the regional branch of Russia's Interior Ministry. Themilitants fired at police, wounding two officers, he said. Security forces, backed by armored vehicles, then stormedthe building in a 10-hour operation that ended earlyTuesday. They found the bodies of three suspectedmilitants, Musayev was quoted as saying by The Associated Press.--SPA1414 Local Time 1114 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/298572