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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* {2 _) a5 i4 |. z$ a( ]% 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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) v6 _5 |3 m3 }8 m7 x, VA 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.% ?( C# r/ ~$ p9 p( U3 S
9 n7 Y! M9 n H' `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.; I* v" k! F5 h
' m* ~) f% h) ^. r1 \7 [Many Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.
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5 f" g6 H1 a3 E: h. @ }The water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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