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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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0 j8 g5 X H. T& ?$ ^. H117 Russians in hospital after drinking holy water
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' M* k; U5 t7 E8 J" O" WMOSCOW – 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.9 F8 P6 X) c% A/ E: k+ ?& b
! v0 f0 R. v; N7 v) y! xA 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.
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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.
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& F/ v- C$ F, F3 ]/ o/ j& o3 NMany Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.! E9 n' |, C% @, e( [. i- X" @' y
8 i, O; e! B; p# Y' l2 CThe water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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