A local people working for the government was killed by unidentified gunmen in Thai southern province of Narathiwat on Sunday, local police said.

A military source told Xinhua that the Muslim man in his 20s who worked as a government informant was killed by suspected Islamic insurgents outside a mosque in the town of Narathiwat.

Local police identified the victim as Anuwat Dormare, who worked for the regional military command. He was dead at the scene after an unknown number of gunmen driving motorcycles shot to him.

Three days ago, police in southern Yala province clashed with an group of armed militants, the Police said, adding that the ten minutes gunfire exchange killed an important militant.

At least 1,200 people have been killed since unrest broke out in January 2004 in the mainly Muslim provinces along Thailand's border with Malaysia. The violence was blamed on a complex web of Islamic separatists, local corruption and organized crime.

Source: Xinhua