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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 water8 [% B- B5 c: C' ~- {0 t
8 s! d5 k. Y' l! h! O0 \+ d: q" ~" PMOSCOW – 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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; l0 e; X, l4 E+ N x, C0 n( h( T3 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.: x6 v/ t! j) r' M4 Z
6 p1 w8 z( t8 I' @/ ]Many Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.7 L% K3 J7 z9 i2 j9 W% O6 ~2 H
4 @' D' A1 X& ]8 nThe water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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