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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. Y8 @) P4 |$ r1 q! I' Y$ r H& l( j
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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.9 n+ t" ?5 U+ |8 s1 y& T/ s, S
2 S1 ?& k4 F$ d4 l" q, 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.$ }% H2 M8 A( a P1 i- [
5 j* r( i Q R4 e) 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.- b' x) _$ W- {' Y3 g) \# b" L
! b/ M( w8 S& c+ LMany Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.; M1 M$ w% ?! i$ t l1 D$ M
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The water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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