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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$ G' Z/ f; O+ ^0 B8 W: ]
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117 Russians in hospital after drinking holy water& u( p9 r& t8 A1 Z3 m! T: O
7 q& K( k( G3 G; \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.
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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. }, E# s3 a/ `2 B; D. S
4 W7 C- }' H1 H' @6 _' N3 FSalovarov 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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4 W: x* N1 S1 r& F9 H7 q4 mMany Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.
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The water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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