BOGOTA, Nov 10 — Colombia’s National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrillas yesterday freed the father of Liverpool football star Luis Diaz, after kidnapping him in the country’s north, a source and local media said.
Diaz’s mother Cilenis Marulanda and father Luis Manuel Diaz were taken by armed men as they were driving in La Guajira province nearly two weeks ago. Marulanda was freed within hours. — Reuters
A Colombian Army member stands guard at a checkpoint in Barrancas, La Guajira, Colombia on November 7, 2023. The head of Colombia's ELN guerilla group commander Antonio Garcia had acknowledged the organisation made a ‘mistake’ when it abducted the father of Liverpool footballer Luis Diaz, and vowed to work toward his release. — AFP pic
