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.
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,
"Excited to embark on the trip of a lifetime, they travelled to Thailand and Laos to experience new cultures and create ...
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