May 20, 2008
NARATHIWAT, Thailand - Suspected separatist militants shot dead two men including a senior Islamic scholar in separate attacks Tuesday in the insurgency-hit south of Thailand, police said.
A 50-year-old teacher and member of Narathiwat's provincial Islamic committee was killed in a drive-by shooting as he travelled to a religious school in Yala province, local authorities said.
Meanwhile a 46-year-old Muslim man -- who police said was a government informant -- was shot dead along the Malaysia-Thailand border in Narathiwat as he filled his car with petrol at a service station, according to AFP.
More than 3,000 people have been killed since separatist unrest broke out in January 2004 in the
