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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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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.) m& y! @5 R2 J$ s2 t
2 s2 w" `5 I) k6 n% g! B2 u9 g0 L; {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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1 D+ p Z/ {2 q- RSalovarov 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.& a0 `2 F/ C P. _4 J
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Many Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.( q/ g; L' ` h6 n4 A4 E. c7 P2 r
6 q& C& k, y% L$ Y" L" ?8 G: F) _, j8 HThe water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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