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莫斯科基督徒喝圣水,117人(包括48名孩子)肚子痛入院治疗
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8 [# B% s% Z# k/ q8 pMOSCOW – More than 100 Russian Orthodox believers have been hospitalized after drinking holy water during Epiphany celebrations in the eastern city of Irkutsk, an official said Monday.
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A total of 117 people, including 48 children, were in the hospital complaining of acute intestinal pain after drinking water from wells in and around a local church last week, said Vladimir Salovarov, a spokesman for the Irkutsk Investigative Committee.
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1 x" Z" {6 ] oSalovarov said 204 people required some medical treatment after consuming the water, the source of which was a stagnant lake. He said, however, that it was too early to say what caused the illness./ C. B8 Z6 J% `/ ~3 h
6 C# H& R }5 k+ o- m) OMany Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.
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! o& B8 {. g( o% {( r% TThe water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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