- Source of Laos Poisoning Revealed
- The factory would be behind it
The owner of the factory identified as the suspected source of the methanol poisoning in Laos that killed six backpackers, including two Australians, has been arrested.
The factory is located outside the capital Vientiane and is said to have made the local Tiger Vodka and Tiger Whiskey.
Melbourne teenagers Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles, both aged 19, were among six foreign tourists who died after falling ill while staying at the hostel.
The best friends were evacuated to separate hospitals in Thailand on November 13.
Ms Jones died surrounded by loved ones at Udon Thani Hospital before Ms Bowles died at nearby Bangkok Hospital.
Two Danish women Anne-Sofie Orkild Coyman, 20, and Frela Vennervald Sorensen, 21, American man James Louis Hutson, 57, and British lawyer Simone White, 28, also died from drinking contaminated drinks.
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Melbourne teenagers Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles (pictured), both aged 19, were among six foreign tourists who died after falling ill while staying at the hostel