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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) i1 w' X1 R U4 U4 Z, F$ W
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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.+ t2 P: ]2 D7 }* l- q6 I
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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.5 X; K L" @3 r0 i/ X& |& z e( L
; t. C+ b; w6 s7 i1 n8 F' KSalovarov 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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Many Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.+ M: r+ G( S9 l$ z
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The water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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