Police station attacked in Tibetan area

A police station in the northwest Chinese town of Xining, near Tibetan-populated areas, was attacked in the early hours of Sunday, a day after China launched a new national holiday for Tibetans called "Serf's Liberation Day".A police station in a part of northwestern China near Tibetan-populated areas was attacked early on Sunday, leaving two police officers hurt, state media reported.The brief dispatch by Xinhua news agency said the incident occurred in Xining, capital of Qinghai province, which neighbours Tibet and has a substantial Tibetan population.It gave no other details besides saying the incident was under investigation.However, the report comes amid a heavy security crackdown in Tibet and adjacent areas with Tibetan populations to prevent unrest during this month's 50th anniversary of an uprising against Chinese rule.It also comes a day after China launched a new national holiday for Tibetans called "Serf's Liberation Day" to mark what the government calls the emancipation of Tibetans from the "feudal" rule of the now-exiled Dalai Lama.