Eight Laos hostel staff held over suspected methanol poisoning deaths

Manager and seven staff at Nana backpackers hostel detained after death of six tourists

Police in Laos have detained the manager of a backpacker hostel in Vang Vieng as well as seven of its staff after the deaths of six tourists in a suspected mass methanol poisoning.

Two Danish citizens, an American, a Briton and two Australians died after becoming ill after a night out in the small riverside town.. A third Australian, a dual national, also fell ill, and is understood to be in a stable condition.