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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; B' ?0 X: [7 K2 c9 h
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117 Russians in hospital after drinking holy water/ J9 \. B8 o. E; w5 X$ ~9 p7 p4 L" c
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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.+ l) H' o* D, |% W' n4 L
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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.; E. j0 f) A1 m& L, ^
7 o1 ?2 t, x" R! m$ HSalovarov 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.- {0 A- h/ x5 s+ H9 e$ ^
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The water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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