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3 more tourists named in Laos methanol deaths

CNN on MSN · 45m

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.

CBS News on MSN · 16h

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.

The Hill on MSN · 7h

8 arrested in Laos after 6 tourists died from suspected methanol poisoning

Officials arrested eight hostel workers in Laos on Monday for allegedly poisoning travelers with methanol, according to reports from the Australian Broadcasting Corp. Tourists reported illnesses after consuming alcohol in the town of Vang Vieng,

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Families of Australians killed in Laos call for answers

The other four victims have been named as Simone White, a 28-year-old lawyer from the UK; James Louis Hutson, a 57-year-old ...

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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 ...

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New Zealand Citizen Poisoned by Tainted Alcohol in Laos Returns Home

(Reuters) -A New Zealand citizen poisoned after drinking contaminated alcohol in a popular tourist town in Laos has returned ...

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Our son died after staying in SAME Laos hostel at centre of methanol poison tragedy – we fear he drank same toxic booze

THE parents of a British teenager found dead at a Laos hostel where six tourists died after drinking “methanol-laced shots” ...

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Parents of Melbourne teenagers who died in Laos methanol poisoning raise money to repatriate bodies

Families of Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles are calling on the public to help cover mounting costs and fund awareness of ...

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