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Four dead and more in hospital with methanol poisoning after drinking 'free shots' in Laos

Four foreign tourists have died after consuming tainted alcohol suspected of methanol poisoning in Laos, confirmed by Western government officials and media.
Bianca Jones, 19, fell ill in Vang Vieng, a town known for backpackers, and died from methanol poisoning, as stated by a physician.
The US State Department and Denmark's Foreign Ministry confirmed the deaths of an American and two Danes linked to the incident in Laos.

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Euro Weekly News

Deadly methanol poisoning abroad

Methanol poisoning leaves customers blind, seriously ill, or dead after dodgy booze binges. A cocktail of cheap alcohol and carelessness has led to heartbreak for families worldwide as methanol poisoning continues to claim lives. The toxic tipple has left some victims fighting for their lives in hospital, while authorities warn holidaymakers to beware of counterfeit booze. Source

4 months ago·Spain

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France24

Press Review - Series of tourist deaths in Laos sheds light on methanol poisoning

PRESS REVIEW – Friday, November 22: We look at reactions from the Israeli and Arab-language press after the International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, his former defence minister and a Hamas leader. Also: a series of deaths linked to methanol poisoning in Laos sheds light on bootleg alcohol practices. Finally: a new study shows that humans have two types of laughter – one from being tickled and the…

4 months ago·France

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Manchester Evening News

Brit tourists in hospital and four dead after 'drink poisoning' in Laos

Those poisoned in the incident are believed to have been served drinks tainted with methanol, which is sometimes used by disreputable bars as a cheaper - and potentially lethal - alternative to ethanol

4 months ago·Manchester, United Kingdom

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Vice

Poisoned Drinks Are Killing Tourists in Laos

A rash of methanol poisoning incidents among tourists in Laos has taken center stage. The latest victim is an American, and while details behind the cause of death remain private, there’s belief it could be connected to the growing number of tainted alcohol fatalities. There have been four questionable deaths in the Southeast Asia country. A 19-year-old Australian woman was among those who died and was found to have high levels of methanol in h…

4 months ago·New York, United States

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The Sun

Brit, 28, dies with 4 others in ‘methanol-laced alcohol’ poisoning in Laos

A BRIT lawyer has died after apparently being poisoned by a drink laced with methanol while holidaying in Laos. Simone White, 28, from Orpington, Kent, is the fifth tourist to have tragically died after falling ill last week – just hours after the 19-year-old Australian Bianca Jones died. Brit Simone White has died Pixel8000The lawyer is the fifth tourist to have died[/caption] Pixel8000Simone White died in the methanol poisoning tragedy[/captio…

4 months ago·United Kingdom

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The Independent

British backpackers poisoned and four dead in Laos after ‘drinking methanol served as free shots’

Simone White and Bethany Clarke have both been named as it emerged that four people have died following an incident in the backpacking hotspot of Vang Vieng in Laos

4 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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