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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+ }& Q1 T6 W- o7 c [( e. F- X: v
! f) c# M8 \) `117 Russians in hospital after drinking holy water
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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.. g3 C: A9 ]: @4 }& X/ Q0 E, Y: F3 c
" K3 K/ Q& V: D( J8 v" \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./ Y* g/ ]) `9 ~8 W" u
) w" `& u! k$ c6 oSalovarov 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.% N6 O- g. A% @4 Z
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Many Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.; ^6 }3 [- r. u5 E: J8 C2 O
6 h: F% {" s" M/ `* R7 L, _The water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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