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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; ?/ n8 C s1 I0 U2 g, D8 P) k
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117 Russians in hospital after drinking holy water' k# J- j7 q9 `( ^) G
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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.
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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.' c$ z# s. ]" K/ F0 F) \0 v
3 Y0 d6 M$ x9 OSalovarov 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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. b/ p, M* d) Q8 W# kMany Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.9 D' v0 V; m" b1 s! ?( s
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The water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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