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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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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.; a: ?& K8 ]5 I3 h( y* M% y
2 I3 S& d! H! h6 W) C- `3 p: 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.7 Z0 g i* _8 N& a }
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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.9 B2 H# p' Z5 p* m
0 G/ \" x2 S. x; @, r) mThe water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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