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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6 t, q, x: ^5 V& I( a
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117 Russians in hospital after drinking holy water; @3 L( _$ ?; x' d; y
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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 s# F% n+ `# B) D' \' Q/ 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.* C: l9 s! r5 c. 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.9 d9 i; M6 z2 x$ S {! q5 T3 U
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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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/ g6 e4 _/ R' uThe water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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