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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9 ^; `$ W k6 h- W/ ^- E
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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.: i5 `2 \8 z- M
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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.# {- d3 B; d$ O8 ~5 E
: I2 ^4 i, |7 |; Q$ 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.: {; Q0 w8 H a6 j
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Many Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.4 d) A* @. v+ h1 t
$ k9 e" ~3 w X' o8 q/ y* YThe water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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