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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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" w9 A/ H: K; ^# A4 q117 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.4 F# ]) o& |2 h9 m& E
. r, c( o5 W( aA 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.. E' @+ Z1 M3 J0 Y! W) z0 u
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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.
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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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! @ H" r+ P' t' M# m& i7 w$ U* {The water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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