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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* X. Y3 X0 b/ i0 p
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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.! D7 ]5 A, D3 K5 ^3 C
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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.8 L- _3 @" ^) s8 b: O: A; t* K
2 c( p- r2 {' y. A. j2 wSalovarov 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 U2 f/ N! u2 b: T
' Z9 s( @4 \& b2 s/ MThe water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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