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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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c n; ]- }2 B' \. [6 J# m* 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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" M6 U g! W) y# u/ U: t4 eA 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.! z! ?( c$ j% R6 }4 ]3 ~
8 Y1 Q8 _, d' |0 a; iMany Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy. r4 d1 x) Z. e7 S' o E/ C
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The water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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