"We have believed for some time that he has been killed. … I call today again in the strongest terms for the hostage takers to return Alan's body as soon as possible," he said.

米利班德说：“我们相信他已经遇害有一段时间了。我今天再次以最强烈的言辞呼吁劫持人质者尽快归还艾伦的尸首。”

Miliband thanked the Iraqi authorities for their efforts in Moore's release and praised the government's process of national reconciliation with armed groups prepared to renounce violence.

米利班德感谢伊拉克当局就促成摩尔获释所做的努力，并赞扬伊拉克政府与准备放弃暴力的武装组织达成全国和解的进程。

"That process of reconciliation has made possible Peter Moore's release today. I hope it will lead also to the end of the scourge of hostage taking and violence in that country," he said.

他说：“这个和解进程使今天彼得.摩尔的获释成为可能。我希望这也将带来伊拉克的劫持人质和暴力局势的结束。”

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Some were released, but many killed. Many Iraqis have also been kidnapped, mostly for ransom, amid the chaos and lawlessness that swept the country in the aftermath of the invasion.

一些人已经获释，但很多人被杀。联军出兵伊拉克后，伊拉克全国陷入一片混乱和无法治状态，很多伊拉克人也被劫持，大部分劫持者要求赎金。