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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 water8 D' @% M9 H. k0 {& E% W' X
9 i" y6 J& [" I- T1 VMOSCOW – 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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" j4 V* F8 \. I/ M. M! k! r2 ?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.3 D7 ^: H( {7 q$ X y
6 ~7 B {- f, Y0 N3 tSalovarov 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.$ r- X+ Z/ ]; N) y, ]" Q% B
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Many Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.; ]* v* v% Z0 j
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The water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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