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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 k5 I9 z1 j5 c3 A1 \1 d
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5 {- l: |2 `3 |8 \3 RMOSCOW – 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.6 r7 [7 L/ ~* H/ l
. Y5 w+ n+ D' K" |- R# i7 WA 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.& q h$ K8 d! m, H8 F
2 n5 V' X6 |* h4 V5 O5 cSalovarov 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.: F9 S! b9 B& H1 ?+ [& W1 C* F
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The water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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