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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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% f' s8 i8 q& p `6 c" R; N9 W. KA 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.0 o6 [ w0 T+ N2 M7 e/ f6 N5 y
T' {1 D) I3 }. P: kSalovarov 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." N3 q9 [9 q. N/ _/ L. R+ b
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Many Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.7 ]. J. r" @6 L+ H' Q: i. {( Z6 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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