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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 water0 Y' f m4 V" h6 ~) ~: ^
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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.
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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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* M; n, y' R H" XSalovarov 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.0 v& [0 t0 C+ J* r6 w! ?5 u. I( W
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Many Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.8 j) T8 v+ P4 X f- j
: e( o0 C* n2 W2 I- `The water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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