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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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- P0 I& U! x+ B0 g! S& z2 ^7 IMOSCOW – 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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_, j% C9 r( d1 L. P+ wA 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.; Q, H( G3 J4 y7 p0 y* Y
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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.3 i [# E1 V! |2 t7 {
, P; A6 ^6 M4 G0 G; ~1 [Many Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.* Y o. j' Y5 @- x4 @( t; z- o# S
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The water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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