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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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( J/ }9 L6 x4 D% B m* j0 b117 Russians in hospital after drinking holy water
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7 ^- P' W |& WMOSCOW – 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.; R, J# ?. I5 l- v. U: R
8 M( @9 I' b1 T0 ] iA 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.9 l n- M4 P" ^# e$ s
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Many Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.& D/ s9 ?# Q7 B# [" q& `0 N
( x: H4 r1 A2 [/ @The water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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