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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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/ H3 N: H2 D1 J3 h117 Russians in hospital after drinking holy water9 H& D, N5 U0 { ^
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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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6 ?2 F% H+ p( j* j9 i, H* 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.
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% b9 A, [3 J# ^3 w9 gSalovarov 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.* V" q* }3 x* j c2 |
5 \* m( i+ U( z) Z* g9 h& E9 \Many Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.4 A6 s/ |# @- J+ j9 U, e
' ?* |7 }5 d$ ]" zThe water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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