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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& U+ F6 }* b6 t m7 S
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117 Russians in hospital after drinking holy water" B! ?9 V+ s; L5 l) F
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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.) e1 i: I) ?0 n- P+ |0 W
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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.. L y4 f' L5 B" I, i n
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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+ r B& ]/ h6 ~4 f8 @# \) U
G5 }( P) l$ G, v: c# y$ wMany Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.
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" B' _! f* ]( pThe water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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