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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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; f/ R( X0 b* k& k" G# Y- IMOSCOW – 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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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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) B2 ~7 q- h( g: K) o4 dMany Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.5 p, E5 M$ b, w" _' L
( ]: }4 O/ F# M/ J; \( w9 G5 i) K3 iThe water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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