Police destroyed three militants in a shootout in Chechnya"s Vedeno district, Itar-Tass quoted Chechen Interior Ministry spokesman Magomed Deniyev as saying Wednesday. The special operation was carried out in a wooded area near the settlements of Zhani-Vedeno and Dargo. According to the spokesman, three police officers were wounded in the shootout. They received the necessary medical assistance, Deniyev said.