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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 e9 i, l" W8 r' O+ o0 t
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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.; @, \8 U7 d4 n+ m0 v3 ~
5 l4 O6 A9 ^% T4 m' c8 qA 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.7 n$ U. m* d( j! X% p \6 b
M8 O1 z" |2 _* h) l7 vSalovarov 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.0 E2 s9 h7 O+ p
, y$ i' {" a0 S4 O: |$ xMany Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.% v$ \; e! Y: A+ c. i' g* v$ \
- I* m9 _0 w' T. U2 x( U) PThe water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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