Police in London have arrested 14 people in another round of anti-terrorism raids, saying they suspected the men of being involved in training and recruiting for terrorism.

The arrests late on Friday and early Saturday were not linked to the alleged plot to bomb transatlantic airliners or to the July 2005 bomb attacks on London's transport network.

The raids followed months of surveillance and investigation, the capital's Metropolitan Police said.

One of the raids took place at a south London restaurant packed with diners.

The 14 people, arrested on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism, are being held in central London.

The police said officers were continuing to search an unspecified number of homes around the capital.

Peter Clarke, head of Metropolitan Police anti-terror efforts, said police and intelligence agents were now attempting to track thousands of people believed to be directly or indirectly involved in terrorism, according to comments made public on Friday.

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