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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Rebecca Ratcliffe South-east Asia correspondent

Laos government ‘profoundly saddened’ by deaths of tourists in Vang Vieng

People on boats on a river with shelters on the bank and rocky mountains in the background
Foreign tourists ride on boat in a river in Vang Vieng. Photograph: Anupam Nath/AP

The Lao government has said it is “profoundly saddened” by the deaths of foreign tourists in Vang Vieng and has promised justice, as tributes were paid to victims of a suspected mass methanol poisoning which has claimed six lives.

Two Danish citizens, two Australians, an American, and a Briton died after becoming ill following a night out in the small riverside town, a popular destination for backpackers.

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