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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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- d2 T3 \5 Y7 J, d" W, KMOSCOW – 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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' S+ y# g, R7 z: L; Z1 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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) ^+ l# J* p' P% _+ e3 cSalovarov 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.* h3 P/ [/ m* h) `5 q- N/ w" Y
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Many Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.) R$ m, f' E& L. N! j! u
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The water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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