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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.8 l; }! n; W+ o8 N
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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.) x5 L7 G3 M4 K4 _3 v1 {) n
6 Z$ i$ d8 ?/ ^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.% P) d7 x% t# e" R( [
3 P8 n3 f; v* K( ?% t$ nMany Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.2 F' N2 C+ S) {; B* {3 O
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The water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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