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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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7 o1 i, o3 u3 ]117 Russians in hospital after drinking holy water0 E$ ]- i& I& g) H$ ]: Z# \2 T
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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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* `; M* L! y, r9 FA 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.: n9 O* R5 x& M
. q2 I9 Z! q! B. O% A+ v8 u# f lMany Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.
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The water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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