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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* {* S6 C8 `) w& G+ y/ f
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m* f9 A+ z/ M$ V) SMOSCOW – 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.7 Q; E5 f8 F8 n$ W' f
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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.( y' {6 i0 z r u
1 {. l* ~( D/ m3 p! P/ {7 d6 bSalovarov 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./ q5 J8 j) ]) M$ H
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Many Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.7 ]* q* }2 @4 W" D1 U) r
# H; F! e4 e! _, TThe water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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