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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1 C' S3 s" \! G/ R* N% E( o
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$ q% I1 `7 O6 }) HMOSCOW – 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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) e; _$ M9 L, T* b5 zA 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., c$ q. y" O! L! P6 x# C
3 B5 {8 D- q% d& [- 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.
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Many Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.+ M3 N4 @6 P V
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The water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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