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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: E ]8 g, {: W5 D( H, k
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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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* U7 H3 m! ^* d& l8 BA 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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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.! l" Z% t @/ a6 y% B6 `. w
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Many Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.2 ^2 _$ q0 ~; W( u
) Z4 q: u2 y) o4 t; M8 K0 pThe water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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