61.   Tension soared last month after the announcement of the Russian missile deal, which sparked Turkish warnings of attack if the deployment goes ahead.

62.   The following year, Washington dispatched two aircraft carriers to the Taiwan Strait when regional tensions soared over intimidatory Chinese war games in the region.

63.   The foiled strike came as tensions soared in the region, with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon warning that his country was at war, but promising victory.

64.   The letters were sent as tensions soared between India and Pakistan, which have been waging artillery duels across the LoC since last Friday.