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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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117 Russians in hospital after drinking holy water
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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.( @. L2 q) D- u/ n6 D
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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.
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8 d# b& n$ [5 c! k1 sSalovarov 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. h$ W; E, R0 n& E% C0 i- ^
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Many Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.& {" d c5 P! E+ ^
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The water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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