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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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117 Russians in hospital after drinking holy water) i2 B& o7 b: A; H
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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.. l( o/ y ^8 H
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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.
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- I: O2 m/ L/ |/ z- 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.4 F' L) \5 z+ J* {" L" `% n: r
* M4 [% Y3 p1 a* Z$ ~Many Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.
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% P _) H$ J) d! lThe water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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