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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: @& F0 M& m" L/ M( r0 K) b
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0 v7 }' i" c6 y7 K/ p6 o ?8 ?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.9 m7 A7 I4 f, h% u; V* E6 o
0 d" a1 P* E" q; s$ E2 H t7 f% ]. WA 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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& G0 b# v* e9 @, p' W. USalovarov 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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+ X# Q8 T; n3 H" S+ D: h; W3 R2 |Many Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.
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! t" x; L6 U! ~8 SThe water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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