Laos police have detained eight individuals in connection with a suspected mass-poisoning incident that resulted in the deaths of two Australian teenagers. The victims, aged between 23 and 47, are staff members from NANA Backpackers Hostel in Vang Vieng.
Eight people have been detained by Laos police in connection with a suspected mass-poisoning incident that killed two Melbourne teenagers in October. The incident involves a hostel in Vang Vieng, where all six victims stayed. The eight individuals, aged between 23 and 47, include management and staff members from NANA Backpackers Hostel. Australian teenagers Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles, both 19, died from suspected methanol poisoning after consuming a tainted drink in Laos.
Their bodies are being transferred from Thailand back to Australia. Other victims include a 57-year-old American man, a 28-year-old British lawyer, and two Danish women aged 20 and 21
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