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 at centre of mass methanol poisoning in Laos deleted reviews warning others away - reports
As some of their number succumbed to methanol poisoning, other guests at the Laotian hostel at the centre of the probe tried to warn others to stay away - and the hostel reportedly deleted their warning.
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Laos’ tainted alcohol deaths send chill through backpacker paradiseBackpacker hotspot Vang Vieng is in the spotlight following deaths of six tourists from suspected methanol poisoning.
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