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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9 ~7 `1 [, \5 {/ H1 h5 z6 V# p
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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 ^; x& ^9 v0 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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. S, {3 i9 R% D6 H* l0 d6 HSalovarov 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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Many Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.* w# S, c) ]0 }: F: L) s 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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