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Six tourists, including Simone White from Orpington, are thought to have died after ingesting tainted alcohol

Laotian police have detained the manager and owner of a hostel where two teenage Australian tourists stayed who were poisoned by tainted alcohol, one fatally, in a case that appears to have claimed the lives of at least five people

A fifth tourist has died after consuming methanol-laced alcohol in Laos. The 28-year-old woman was a British tourist travelling in Asia.

Holly Bowles has become the sixth person and second Australian to die after a suspected methanol poisoning event in Laos, her family has confirmed.

Foreign Office advises tourists how to avoid alcohol that may be accidentally toxic or may be counterfeit

Simone White, 28, was one of a number of people taken to hospital following the incident in Vang Vieng last week.

As well as Simone White, two Danes, an American and two Australians have died after incident in town popular with backpackers

Simone White, a solicitor from Orpington in Kent, is the fifth tourist to die following the incident in the Vang Vieng area

The Foreign Office said it was providing consular assistance to British nationals and their families following the alleged incident.

Tragic deaths of tourists in Laos due to tainted alcohol prompt travel advisories and highlight dangers of contaminated drinks.

Four foreign tourists have died after a suspected mass methanol poisoning from drinking tainted alcohol at a backpacker hotspot in Laos, Western government officials and media said Thursday.