81.   The recent hijacking of an Indian Airlines plane has escalated the tensions between India and Pakistan, and launched a bitter war of words and accusations.

82.   The Russian officer accused the separatists of deliberately escalating tensions in Urus-Martan, just as the military planned to remove its posts in the area.

83.   The report comes a day after military boats from North and South Korea exchanged fire in the Yellow sea, drastically escalating tensions between the two rival states.

84.   The report came a day after gunboats from North and South Korea exchanged fire in the Yellow Sea, escalating tensions between the rival states.

85.   The situation further escalated tensions between Croats and Muslims in the federation, the counterweight to the Bosnian Serb republic in divided Bosnia.

86.   The shootout sharply escalated tension on the divided peninsula, prompting South Korea to suspend the fertilizer shipments, which began early this month.

87.   The situation further escalated tensions between Croats and Muslims in the federation.

88.   The situation in Hadzici further escalated tensions between Croats and Muslims.

89.   The skirmish escalated tensions in the region, posing a potential threat to heavily used shipping lanes.

90.   The state-run Iraqi News Agency, monitored in Cyprus, said late Saturday that the American actions were an attempt to escalate tensions in the Gulf.