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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# K8 j/ R6 T& ], b/ o
5 E# p9 Z5 r4 ~3 X: AMOSCOW – 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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: ~$ R6 D! S9 u0 w) p" F4 x9 PA 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.1 \: u6 y X) X5 [% p* @
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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.
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Many Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy., q+ z# |% R" W" n
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The water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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