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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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J3 k# R% x$ j8 n: a8 J117 Russians in hospital after drinking holy water
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/ I/ r1 I8 S; R5 W! l% M" Y dMOSCOW – 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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v4 Q8 R3 a, V% |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.
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5 _2 J1 y6 K8 a0 cSalovarov 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.; |5 r$ y6 L0 ]- H/ W. t& j3 I
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Many Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.3 a' N$ k$ M) M* d8 z [
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The water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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