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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; ^5 ]& ?0 K+ M3 j$ P, C: ~
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117 Russians in hospital after drinking holy water8 I( e r, n5 ^4 y9 s3 C
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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.& X) {" b! P" ~# E4 _
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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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7 ]( ]/ ^& t; u* hSalovarov 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.; k @/ o! v$ ]# [( _) f- @
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Many Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.
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7 c/ O" M8 M# x5 DThe water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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