The father of Liverpool's Luis Diaz has been released by kidnappers in Colombia.
The father of Liverpool's Luis Diaz has been released by kidnappers, the Colombian Football Federation has confirmed. Luís Manuel Díaz had spent 13 days in captivity after being snatched by the guerrilla group National Liberation Army, also known as the ELN, at a petrol station in Colombia near the border with Venezuela. Luis Diaz's mother was also kidnapped in the incident but she was rescued within hours after police set up roadblocks.
Officials said they could not rule out the possibility that he has been smuggled over the border - meaning he would be out of reach of Colombian police. A reward worth $48,000 had been offered for information that helps police locate Mr Diaz. However, on Thursday November 9 he was handed back over to his family. Reports say he was handed over to the UN humanitarian commission, the church and medical personnel in the Serrania del Perija region.
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