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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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4 _" W' @- m& j" J6 W117 Russians in hospital after drinking holy water" S- F d" H# G- G/ o% u" {
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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.. h0 }# n, s9 y! Z2 n& L1 |$ w
2 L! A& e& G+ S* u5 FA 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.( I$ k# f+ f8 N {3 x/ i
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Many Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.
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, E; K8 d$ ^8 v4 U) |0 lThe water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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