Prime Minister Tony Blair was somber. He said that while the country celebrated the safe return the joy was diminished by the killing of four British soldiers in Iraq on Thursday.

• 而英国首相布莱尔则是忧心忡忡。他说，正当大家都在庆祝这15名水兵安全回国时，我们的四名士兵却于周四在伊拉克遇难。