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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; W: ?* G& z6 I9 L
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* _% P$ _2 _) sMOSCOW – 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.
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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.1 V1 h% Y! r$ J/ j) r
& |- U6 e/ ~. o3 hMany Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.7 s% d7 r1 }9 i* ?0 k! [9 r$ d* z
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The water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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