Jakarta – One of Indonesia's largest Islamic groups has condemned the recent attack on an Ahmadiyah mosque in Tasikmalaya, West Java, saying that it could act as mediator to solve the conflict.

Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) executive board chairman Said Aqil Sirad said that his organization would be ready to mediate the clash between a hard-line group and Ahmadiyah followers in the Singaparna district, Antara news agency reported. "NU is always ready to mediate whenever we asked to do so," he said on Monday.

He said that NU condemned the attack and urged law enforcers to locate prosecute the perpetrators "as soon as possible". "Our nation is based on laws. Therefore, the case should be resolved immediately in line with the law to avoid unrest," he said.

He said that no religion, including Islam, could justify violence toward other groups. As a minority group, Ahmadiyah has consistently been the subject of attacks by various groups who deem the sect to be heretical. (asa)