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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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0 |; W( I* n/ QMOSCOW – 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.
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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.7 {. q# |: z# F& U% B0 ~
" Y" q3 D' B G" k9 u6 XMany Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.6 i# P+ d6 k# P3 w; J. h
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The water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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