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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 water8 m- I0 E* W" L2 {) f
$ Q ?5 t5 Q' A1 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." y& K6 H4 @+ i9 z: X
" K9 z0 ~! n0 jA 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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( J" T: S4 j$ nSalovarov 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.+ @- k9 A" q" A7 V1 c- [- A
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Many Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.2 W7 l2 O2 @* D0 p# R+ `
+ s$ p* Y' P; y6 x7 oThe water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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