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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1 U+ m* b% A! @% h6 h( b9 B$ d* @4 f
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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.* N( u& Q' K3 p6 y* R
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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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1 n( J2 W; e+ Y* |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.9 n# k/ u2 Q1 x, t* g+ ]
2 _& R/ M/ v* {3 uMany Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.
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6 g/ `. u: P, ?: J I2 O3 mThe water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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