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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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- l) s* Q# x: h, x% o5 W6 \117 Russians in hospital after drinking holy water
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% g' e9 v6 b7 JMOSCOW – 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 ^' N1 a* _- A. Q# }
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A 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.2 Z: e5 Y4 M! g' f G
+ S) p! @* ?6 K! ~& z7 z) V! eSalovarov 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.. R: J: U1 {) I$ G8 n
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Many 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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