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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' }9 R9 E+ U. e+ L, S
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117 Russians in hospital after drinking holy water- a- l X# C5 q
7 _) z4 K- u0 {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.# S. z. D5 Z: @8 @3 Q) C
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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.+ d1 |/ T+ Z. U$ s
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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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* A& [2 M" i. X. g3 WMany Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.! J$ Q9 M. y7 ^( M$ x" Y3 G
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The water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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