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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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4 V4 P2 w- h6 T117 Russians in hospital after drinking holy water
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E9 w& Z0 J# [7 n# z! QMOSCOW – 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.- V9 W0 }+ s' Q; b! V0 ~5 @( J( y
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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.0 d: |. T7 S! J
3 L8 C! d5 U0 H( P- Z* w( ~3 J! ZSalovarov 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.+ T% S/ b9 n! D; B8 ]) e# b1 p6 [
% F8 g) V" M3 w" [7 E7 GMany Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.
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0 T6 e2 C& s7 p3 B% m. }2 LThe water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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