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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3 F- ?8 _ Z9 x, B. @
3 e: u. ?7 d- R8 U% _117 Russians in hospital after drinking holy water
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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.9 t: J! w( F" v; U! u1 U
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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.
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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., u3 b' q* B* e4 S) U ]" p
' E4 V7 v+ e$ i7 Z4 FMany Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.
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- c$ j: U/ r* Z" R8 Q, \The water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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