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At least 6 tourists dead after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos

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Six people are dead after a suspected mass methanol poisoning at a backpacker party town. What went wrong in Laos?

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Australian tourist dies after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos, raising toll to 4 including American

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More tourists die after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos as several people held

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