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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& |% ?1 [6 }* E: w# c2 S
+ F* u4 [8 C3 { R2 x117 Russians in hospital after drinking holy water
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MOSCOW – 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.2 a" z u2 T: v
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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.2 }3 }" _$ T6 M! u
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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.
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: E& D; s' m+ n! N1 \) WMany Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.+ o4 k7 j4 z3 Q; s; W8 `5 l
* H& Z5 h4 m5 H, R+ l) {9 t! w! e/ _The water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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