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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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117 Russians in hospital after drinking holy water
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: ]2 E8 G; E3 F4 ?* y) a) r- GMOSCOW – 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 ^: B/ x% n# ]1 p( k* ^
n3 o B( n$ {# D/ Q# z) c! oA 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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5 j; N* e& V! x# 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.' c' r4 n" |) n( M) x+ y2 e
. Y4 e( i) g- M2 G9 YMany Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.
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4 p3 x5 R. j. E9 r1 W8 @5 dThe water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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