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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 W, g8 U2 U' s
7 }4 O' K( Y, @0 @) z/ F117 Russians in hospital after drinking holy water
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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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3 x- ^" D2 k0 W M8 H& hA 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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5 I X# U7 r* i# h* FSalovarov 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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1 G* _# ]; q0 PMany Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.+ y" q4 o* R! k' I* J F9 b- s
# ]9 u2 M& H4 c/ C! {" C3 wThe water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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