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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% }+ h2 ]+ g6 b& ]( ^
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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." l( Z- }+ x3 s9 ^! R) s: X2 X- X+ c
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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.
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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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8 ~1 U/ L* R5 \Many Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.
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$ H" @, a) `% q7 f9 ]) J! b' KThe water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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