Laos police have detained staff from a hostel where six foreign tourists are believed to have died of alcohol poisoning.
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00:00Lao police have detained staff from a hostel where six foreign tourists are believed to
00:05have died of methanol poisoning. The hostel had allegedly given guests free shots, which
00:12may have been tainted with methanol, a toxic substance often used to boost the alcohol
00:17content of drinks. The hostel is closed as police continue investigating. The deaths
00:23have drawn attention to high rates of methanol poisoning in Southeast Asia, where bootleg
00:28alcohol is commonly served to backpackers.