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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+ N' P8 ]* a, d+ K% t+ t, {* D9 o/ X
& S9 }3 `5 K; P" } ]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./ ^2 @8 l- W# _ i( H
- N* x9 p& m8 S6 O# j6 dA 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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- Y* p; g) P* V7 ~& P+ aSalovarov 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.' c8 D3 B" ^9 ]. H
6 H0 L* J/ d3 F! WMany Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.5 p3 P! C& H! a3 |
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The water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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