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Laos Unable to Determine Cause of Tourist Deaths Linked to Tainted Alcohol
Laos authorities have stated they cannot determine the cause of death for six tourists in 2024, despite high levels of methanol found in vodka, due to the absence of autopsies. This has led Australia to tighten its travel advisory for Laos.
18 Jul, 08:56 — 18 Jul, 11:16
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Laos says it can't determine cause of tourist deaths linked to methanol
Officials say they have no evidence of poisoning over the 2024 deaths because autopsies were not conducted.
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Laos says cannot determine cause of tourist deaths linked to tainted alcohol
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Laos says it cannot determine cause of six tourist deaths linked to tainted alcohol
The Ministry of Public Security said this was because the families of the deceased had refused to allow autopsies.
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Laos defends handling of tainted-alcohol deaths
Authorities in Laos said on Saturday they could not determine blame or cause of death in 2024 of six tourists previously linked to methanol-tainted alcohol because their families had refused to allow autopsies.
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First report: berlingske · 18 Jul, 03:13|Full coverage: 9 · 10h|Window: 10h
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