虽然诸如在伊拉克工作的外来者等外国人员一旦被绑架，便可被指望要求获得更多的赎金，但通常外来人员的数量较少，而且他们受到严密保护的可能性也更大。

Foreigners, such as outsiders working in Iraq, might be expected to raise bigger ransoms if kidnapped, but there are usually fewer of them around and they are also more likely to be well protected.

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