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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# c W+ Z7 H. u. `$ U# ^
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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.5 x: i" O; S. W/ }
% E- F% d- Y H" L7 L. k* ^! g/ J7 NA 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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) Z* ~# I* v8 y' {/ ySalovarov 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., M9 S: r5 g! x, Y, G4 u. G
! L9 M1 l1 Q% [) hMany Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.3 q) a9 [# i4 ]1 i: @2 J9 U
g, [1 N6 Y- h2 x$ I4 A6 x oThe water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
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