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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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3 f+ i. P9 R4 Q8 [4 ^0 b117 Russians in hospital after drinking holy water" s7 U; o, j0 D- ]4 o3 {2 f
; f2 p% E1 D/ ^+ h* {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.0 o2 Q# |8 s" D! H
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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.4 v7 X: p3 { R8 M5 A
p% Q9 }* M% B; l! y: {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.* j$ _. ?" U) c/ i+ ]
% i+ d! e3 R6 W+ ~& P3 w$ V* f3 t! G$ vMany Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.3 Q' c5 i& I# V5 R1 G2 ?& ^& B R
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The water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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