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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 water
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5 z9 m$ \5 {9 B1 f: cMOSCOW – 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.' z1 ^4 s) N- g, i5 {- T5 y( g
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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.' o+ K3 M( ^* ~8 }& h
4 k7 P+ I0 `: i' X% l; z: xSalovarov 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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' g; W y9 u/ `! M# P7 @# ] sMany Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.) v2 ^! g/ N' Q( D9 Q- W \% s
& _2 G$ C: |3 Q! `, {; k% {The water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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