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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0 c* d' ^0 f/ w" w* U
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. D. X; q; W/ A+ w) H* T8 D* 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.
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& ]6 k% x1 E8 }! ?; }/ }; S& F( gA 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 i& X9 |" v2 y" ^2 }- B* Y3 G
9 j# k) l: z: M$ m- ^/ T, [Salovarov 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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4 i$ h" b9 Q0 DMany 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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