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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
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117 Russians in hospital after drinking holy water9 _, n* _1 S% j; |" V
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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.
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* p) B t: x sA 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.- ?- s) p1 V. f! J% ?/ G+ t. P& ^- D
* y( B& c* C' `5 j& aSalovarov 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.8 L* s/ [, O1 F2 i8 d3 R) T
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Many Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.
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- n3 C& @$ O" j# `6 A7 ^0 w9 S2 @The water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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