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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, V1 J" T; `; i& y
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117 Russians in hospital after drinking holy water
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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.8 |* @4 B8 v" Q* ^, P U; x9 e4 ^$ E
6 ], O) W* c# {$ X4 m& A NA 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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n# d" ]& W* P$ b- P3 kSalovarov 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.) @; t9 y( S* l2 u) ~' [
- [# a/ l, r3 {4 HMany Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.* ^' A6 s' v e. Z
8 b2 l4 `+ Y: o6 Q wThe water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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