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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4 U7 i* d7 W0 z9 ]$ X4 N
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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.+ O( s6 ?2 ?, u1 ^% L8 c4 i2 v' u
8 q# R. \' `6 [8 Y- D8 A( a0 }9 fA 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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* A0 P2 ?/ f4 w0 Y7 @5 dSalovarov 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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6 f4 N0 w- J2 F6 NMany Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.0 o t0 C5 o; m7 S5 E+ j
1 i+ R* I( \: e) gThe water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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