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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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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.
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3 F0 J, T' t* V* ? q0 iA 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.2 \, V5 T" T7 E0 u) Q
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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.
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4 Y0 N3 o& u7 C: Y$ [; bMany Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.
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1 e5 ?4 R. L) X8 b5 |# dThe water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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