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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" N& |# |" p" E3 w$ p! c7 Y
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117 Russians in hospital after drinking holy water* a/ |4 Q/ y @3 E* E* x, H
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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. F1 N& t6 H; C2 K2 |$ T
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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.; _( N: a8 _5 e( r( ]9 s& k5 Z
^: p1 e7 D0 |$ }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.8 w' D. I/ X+ w, L! c
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Many Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy." c+ n- P8 G, q) y3 C0 H# _4 O; @
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The water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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