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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# [) T, o7 W0 Y9 H7 F* t
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/ T7 K9 V# \0 J/ d, PMOSCOW – 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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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.4 h9 l- v! B7 g. I; o0 z9 a2 i% Y
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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.' o! V1 s' j- J- M7 x) g7 t R" |
' X# @9 s% R7 e( [' {: h5 EMany Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.4 a. X v+ A4 s
7 h0 e) r8 ^6 J' K: |: BThe water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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