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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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. T6 L8 I) N0 Z+ t* ^1 R117 Russians in hospital after drinking holy water
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8 w/ Z* z, ?0 n0 b. s1 vMOSCOW – 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.5 ], C1 P# h8 u1 w
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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.
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* ~# {% A4 {4 C. `6 _- MSalovarov 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.. w' [! F$ I7 k K; `# A+ k
. T4 K& B4 c* p8 a. MMany Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.+ z+ Q, Y( R/ q; o( D9 M8 U
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The water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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