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Laos detains foreign hostel staff over backpacker methanol poisonings as families and travelers demand answers

Eight staff members of a backpacker hostel in Laos have been detained by local authorities as they investigate the deaths of six foreign tourists from suspected methanol poisoning, according to state-affiliated media in the Southeast Asian country.

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Hostel staff detained after 6 tourists' deaths linked to suspected alcohol poisoning in Laos

Police in Laos have detained the manager and seven staff members of a backpacker hostel in Vang Vieng following the deaths of six tourists from suspected methanol poisoning, state media reported Tuesday. Two Danish citizens, an American, a Briton and two Australians died following what media said was a night out in the town on November 12.

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Laos hostel staff detained after backpackers' deaths from suspected methanol poisoning

BANGKOK: Police in Laos have detained the manager and seven staff of a backpacker hostel in Vang Vieng following the deaths of six tourists from suspected methanol poisoning,

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Father of Australian teen who died in Laos urges government ‘to protect others’ from tainted alcohol

The father of an Australian teenager who died from suspected methanol poisoning while on a backpacking holiday has issued a ...

Laos vows justice after tainted alcohol kills tourists

The Lao government is "profoundly saddened" by the deaths of foreign tourists from drinking alcohol contaminated with ...

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‘Vomited blood, found unconscious’: Last moments of Danish backpackers who died of poisoning in Laos

Six foreign nationals, including two young Danish women, tragically died from suspected methanol poisoning in Vang Vieng, ...

Doc who tried to save Laos ‘methanol shot’ victim reveals horror speed of poisoning as mystery still surrounds tragedy

A DOCTOR who tried to save a teenager before she died from suspected methanol poisoning said she went from confused to comatose in just half an hour. Holly Bowles, 19, and five other tourists were ...

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