Two gunmen shot dead a district parliamentarian at his home in Indonesia's restive province of Aceh, police said.

Taslim Jalil was shot dead in Lhoknga near the provincial capital of Banda Aceh a few hours before dawn on Tuesday, Adjunct Senior Police Commissioner D. Achmad told journalists.

The gunmen, who wore military fatigues and were armed with a rifle, were believed to be members of the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM), he said. No one has so far claimed responsibility for the murder.

GAM has been fighting for a free, Islamic state since 1976. More than 10,000 people, mostly civilians, have died in the conflict, including over 500 this year alone.