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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6 W! \# J0 I P- t' u8 J5 V
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9 G4 }' A) ?3 Y6 U: Z& G0 n3 w5 bMOSCOW – 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.; [7 q( ^& }1 b
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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.+ t3 E0 F) j7 N$ ~
1 r" M x( ]; y* E. {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.6 c& E' l. G) _1 y( ^+ z( F
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Many Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.6 m m. p0 F9 e# L8 V
( y* F% j& v/ i" \% PThe water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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