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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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$ u! D1 X4 ~) |& {9 o117 Russians in hospital after drinking holy water4 {$ W6 M0 B* P R3 q
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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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6 B5 Z F4 ~, p5 n, m8 [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.6 ?+ V) e4 j Q4 g
! o1 c( l& V+ V, y% aSalovarov 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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: V( y9 P8 v! j" t: H$ [Many Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.% P" F" \' Z3 F: W* p7 d1 Y0 X
! Z( m# W/ M6 T+ x2 w8 ?9 W" XThe water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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