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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 water6 z$ y8 u8 u, T" g4 `" Z; F; i" C" p
4 z3 J8 g) U3 N' v# o7 H) k) PMOSCOW – 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.5 D5 P5 l0 g( E7 O8 i i; _
* `; l7 u( ] V0 s5 YA 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.+ O/ _ {! ]" d4 v5 C" ]% \
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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.
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Many Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy./ y, A/ A v3 j
% y. s- C# d# dThe water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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