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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 water) i/ V7 Z0 B: S' h& M5 v
" }. R: f( o% R6 r# L( }3 gMOSCOW – 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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% f! `0 w6 O( i# j; n/ o- |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.; ?7 n$ `( Y; O- C! _0 M/ V/ z$ M) i
! P9 [% u$ ^* l7 A* nSalovarov 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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. E7 ^3 ]& ?3 [. v( `Many Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.5 c5 S p7 e. B/ y) H+ r
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The water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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