China and Tibet protesters must both show restraint says EU

Hours away from a midnight deadline from the Chinese government warning Tibetan protesters to surrender or face violence, the European Commission has called on both the protesters and Beijing to show restraint and rejected a boycott of the upcoming Beijing Olympics.

"We are very concerned by the events in Tibet, and we are calling for restraint on all sides," said commission foreign relations spokesperson Christiane Hohmann at a press briefing, "which means we call on the Chinese govern...