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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 water! O' ]$ r: \3 z f
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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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5 ~* R' `. ^+ g! F0 RA 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.+ p$ e F. ^0 p5 L4 D
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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.& V9 l. s E! X4 `' U; M: q' N# k
' G, t2 h2 ~, ZMany Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.! ^5 z+ W* ? R
9 {& e/ x& q, ]% @7 ?: ?6 G6 e, UThe water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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