JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Police have arrested 14 people allegedly involved in the killing of a Muslim cleric that triggered an attack on a minority Islamic sect in Sukabumi, West Java, local media reported Thursday (August 23rd).

The cleric, identified as Ustadz Edin, 34, went missing on August 14th, prompting local residents to suspect he had been murdered by members of the minority Tarekat At Tijaniyah sect.

Acting on those suspicions Sunday, a mob of about 1,000 people attacked and burned houses belonging to Tarekat At Tijaniyah members in the village of Cisalopa in Sukabumi,

Police discovered Edin's body later that day buried in the backyard of the sect's leader, Sumarna. He is among those arrested.

Djoko Suyanto, the co-ordinating minister for political, legal and security affairs said dozens of police officers and soldiers had been dispatched to the village to prevent further attacks. The Jakarta Post reported that officials evacuated 138 sect members Wednesday.

Several residents said Edin was a tough opponent of Sumarna's teachings, frequently asking the sect leader to disband his group and return to "true Islamic teachings," according to The Jakarta Globe.

Police say Edin visited Sumarna's house on August 14th in another attempt to persuade the sect leader.