1.   An official MRF statement accused the Socialist Party and nationalist groups of fomenting ethnic tensions in the region.

2.   Georgian leaders countered that Abkhazian officials are themselves guilty of fomenting tension in the region.

3.   International donors cut aid, and tough times fomented ethnic tensions.

4.   Lim challenged Mahathir to prove that he fomented tension with his speeches.

5.   Recently, some Banyamulenge groups have distanced themselves from Rwanda, whom they accused of fomenting ethnic tensions, and organized several community peace conferences.

6.   Russian security officials on Thursday expelled six Pakistani missionaries who were accused of fomenting tension and preaching fundamentalist Islam.

7.   Zhirinovsky, who frequently criticizes American global influence, accused the United States of intentionally fomenting tension to justify its military presence.

8.   The students warned Lee against transplanting his vision of democracy to other Asian countries and alleged that Singapore was fomenting tension in the region.

9.   Powell also used the interview to lavish more praise on Musharraf, after Pakistani security forces rounded up scores of Islamic activists accused of fomenting tensions with India.

10.   Speakers at the funeral blamed the United States for fomenting sectarian tension in Karachi.