This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.

You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/5309604.stm

The article has changed 7 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 5 Version 6
Terror police continue searches Terror police continue searches
(about 3 hours later)
Police are searching an Islamic school in East Sussex and 17 residential properties across London as part of an ongoing anti-terror investigation.Police are searching an Islamic school in East Sussex and 17 residential properties across London as part of an ongoing anti-terror investigation.
Officers are also continuing to question 14 men arrested in London.Officers are also continuing to question 14 men arrested in London.
Twelve of the arrests - on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism - came at a Chinese restaurant in Borough.Twelve of the arrests - on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism - came at a Chinese restaurant in Borough.
Scotland Yard said the arrests were not connected to the alleged transatlantic jet bomb plot or the 7 July attacks.Scotland Yard said the arrests were not connected to the alleged transatlantic jet bomb plot or the 7 July attacks.
The men are being held at London's high-security Paddington Green police station.The men are being held at London's high-security Paddington Green police station.
As well as the Jameah Islameah Islamic school at Mark Cross, near Crowborough, officers have been searching residential properties in north, south and east London.As well as the Jameah Islameah Islamic school at Mark Cross, near Crowborough, officers have been searching residential properties in north, south and east London.
Sussex Police said searches at the school could take weeks but no arrests had been made there.Sussex Police said searches at the school could take weeks but no arrests had been made there.
A lake within the school grounds will also be inspected as part of the investigation.A lake within the school grounds will also be inspected as part of the investigation.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "We are searching the buildings and woodland, and the lake will be searched as well."A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "We are searching the buildings and woodland, and the lake will be searched as well."
The restaurant raided was the halal The Bridge to China Town, in the Borough area of south London.The restaurant raided was the halal The Bridge to China Town, in the Borough area of south London.
Profile: Jameah Islameah Profile: Jameah Islameah href="/1/hi/england/southern_counties/5310522.stm" class="">School 'not linked to violence'
Home Secretary John Reid is said to have been kept fully informed about the raids.Home Secretary John Reid is said to have been kept fully informed about the raids.
The BBC's Keith Doyle said they came after "months of surveillance into those suspected of recruiting or encouraging others to take part in terrorist activities".The BBC's Keith Doyle said they came after "months of surveillance into those suspected of recruiting or encouraging others to take part in terrorist activities".
Dr Muhammed Mukadam, the Chair of the Association of Muslim Schools in the UK, told BBC Five Live that the school was causing him "concern".Dr Muhammed Mukadam, the Chair of the Association of Muslim Schools in the UK, told BBC Five Live that the school was causing him "concern".
He said: "It is a school that is of concern to all.He said: "It is a school that is of concern to all.
"First of all it hasn't been registered by Ofsted and therefore technically speaking it shouldn't be operating as a school at all.""First of all it hasn't been registered by Ofsted and therefore technically speaking it shouldn't be operating as a school at all."
In a separate operation two men were arrested in anti-terror raids in Manchester.In a separate operation two men were arrested in anti-terror raids in Manchester.
The pair were detained under the Terrorism Act and three addresses in the Cheetham Hill area were searched.The pair were detained under the Terrorism Act and three addresses in the Cheetham Hill area were searched.