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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; d' a3 ~5 s5 m( A6 ?1 b
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117 Russians in hospital after drinking holy water
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1 a# ^, S( I; |2 D! R' N, n) EMOSCOW – 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.: ?" G# ]8 e) Q7 B3 f
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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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. O( l: K2 N3 M1 M. DSalovarov 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.# \1 x3 q; s" \% P
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Many Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy., t* H& p$ u+ U0 P$ n/ }
, I5 n- Y3 A% PThe water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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