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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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117 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 P0 [; P8 u' T3 I+ L
6 }9 f! {. }8 b- k& QA 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.% h* U- P) V( |" q
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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.7 ~/ L$ r2 I$ p& N8 @
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Many Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.' p3 y0 L. N# Q8 [$ W
Q/ M2 F, Q% z: v$ f4 o1 y2 ^The water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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