The bodies of two Melbourne teenagers who died after suspected methanol poisoning in Laos return home, as Laos police investigating their deaths detain eight men.
Laos police have detained eight employees of the hostel where Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles were staying when they fell ill.The bodies of Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles have been returned to Australia.Australian officials are working closely with authorities in Laos and say investigations are continuing.Share article
"I would continue to urge our government to continue to pursue whomever. We will make every effort we can to help raise awareness of methanol poisoning." It has emerged that another Australian, a dual national, may also have fallen victim to methanol poisoning.On Monday, the New Zealand embassy in Thailand confirmed one of its citizens was suspected to have been poisoned by methanol in Vang Vieng around the same time as the other victims.
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