Laos hostel staff detained

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.
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.
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,
Laos police detain 8 Vietnamese hostel staff over backpackers' methanol poisoning deaths
Police in Laos have detained the manager and seven workers of a backpacker hostel in Vang Vieng following the deaths of six tourists from suspected methanol poisoning, state media reported on Tuesday.
Six travelers have died from suspected methanol poisoning in Laos, highlighting a larger problem in Asia
Some fourteen people were reportedly sickened following a night out in Vang Vieng around Nov. 12, report CNBC's Monica Pitrelli. Methanol is cheaper than ethanol, which is the alcohol that's normally found in beer,
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Laos police detain hostel staff over backpackers' methanol poisoning deaths
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, state media reported on Nov 26. 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.
Laos hostel staff detained after suspected methanol deaths
Police in Laos have detained the manager and seven other members of staff at a backpacker hostel following the deaths of six tourists from suspected methanol poisoning. The tourists - two Australians,
Laos hostel staff detained after backpackers' deaths
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, state media reported
Six travelers in Laos died from suspected tainted alcohol. Here's where most incidents occur
Six travelers have died from suspected methanol poisoning in Vang Vieng, Laos. Most of these incidents occur in Asia, according to Doctors Without Borders.
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Eight staffers at a hostel in Laos have been detained after a rash of tourist deaths and illnesses last week. Two 19-year-old Australians, two Danish women in their early 20s, and a 57-year-old American man all died of suspected methanol poisoning during their stay at the Nana Backpacker Hostel in Vang Vieng;
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