The Laos government has said it is “profoundly saddened” and is investigating the deaths of six people from suspected methanol poisoning, including a British lawyer.



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Laos govt 'profoundly saddened' by tourist poisoning

Simone White is one of six people who have died after the incident in Laos last week.

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Laos government ‘saddened’ by suspected poisoning deaths and is investigating

The mass poisoning in Vang Vieng in northern Laos has killed at least six tourists and potentially injured scores of others.

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The Laos government has said it was "profoundly saddened" by the deaths of foreign tourists in Vang Vieng, with the toll from a suspected methanol poisoning incident now at six.

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Australian officials are pressing the Laotian authorities for a full and transparent investigation.

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Laos government ‘profoundly saddened’ by tourist deaths from suspected methanol poisoning

The victims were part of a group of tourists, who all fell ill on November 12 in Vang Vieng, a popular city for backpackers north of the capital Vientiane.

Les victimes faisaient partie d’un groupe de touristes, tous tombés malade le 12 novembre dernier à Vang Vieng, ville prisée des routards au nord de la capitale Vientiane.

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Suspected poisoning of tourists in Laos: the government says it is “deeply saddened”

The Laos government says it is "profoundly saddened" by the deaths of foreign tourists in Vang Vieng, with the toll from a suspected methanol poisoning incident now at six.

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Laos government says 'profoundly saddened' by tourist deaths

BANGKOK — The Laos government said Saturday it was “profoundly saddened” by the deaths of foreign tourists in Vang Vieng, with the toll from a suspected methanol poisoning incident now at six. A statement posted on its Ministry of Foreign Affairs website said it expressed “sincere sympathy and deepest condolences to the families of the deceased”, adding an investigation was underway to find the cause of the incident. Six tourists died of suspect…

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The Lao government is "deeply saddened" by the deaths of foreign tourists in Vang Vieng, the foreign ministry said in a statement, as the death toll from poisoned drinks at a hostel in the Southeast Asian country rose to six.

De regering van Laos is „diep bedroefd” door de dood van buitenlandse toeristen in Vang Vieng, schrijft het ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken in een verklaring. Het dodental door giftige drank in een hostel in het land in Zuidoost-Azië is gestegen tot zes.

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Lao government 'deeply saddened' by deaths of tourists

BANGKOK: The Laos government said Saturday it was “profoundly saddened” by the deaths of foreign tourists in Vang Vieng, with the toll from a suspected methanol poisoning incident now at six.
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The Laotian government officially acknowledged the mass poisoning on Saturday and offered its condolences to the families of the victims.

Laos government ‘saddened’ by suspected poisoning deaths and is investigating

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