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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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! o' ~* i4 H6 M& ~1 u7 fMOSCOW – 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." w) I) o/ R# I0 p" O' I
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Salovarov 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.0 \$ v5 y- W4 X Y* y& m2 D' |5 M0 ]
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Many Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy. [& x5 `, W W5 Z
0 E C1 Q* e5 q7 q8 _The water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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