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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 X7 L1 w4 X, k' ]$ O
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' W/ I5 J% W. ~/ R$ S5 nMOSCOW – 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.' I5 m/ s3 w: i) u# ^7 ]- I
% W( Z# m7 G' @1 f9 G0 uA 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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; {. Y: r, l; H1 a% B" cSalovarov 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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Many Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.
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* W/ ]: C1 q4 D9 {, n x* zThe water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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