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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! Y) ^. }" T A9 I6 X
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" M4 J: A6 [! f* r `8 F$ K) UMOSCOW – 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 Z+ c/ F! F9 I
' N% |4 }& H; r6 GA 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.. v/ w9 M$ l/ t t
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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.+ H/ v. z Z8 A f2 S
# l0 o1 X% k5 ~Many Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.' A" W1 n' h) Q: K! g9 |
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The water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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