Updated On: 09 November, 2023 07:28 AM IST | Bogota | AFP
The 26-year-old winger’s father, Luis Manuel Diaz, was abducted in the northern Colombian town of Barrancas on October 28. Diaz’s mother was also kidnapped but was rescued hours later.

Luis Diaz
Colombia’s ELN guerilla group must release the kidnapped father of Liverpool footballer Luis Diaz on Tuesday, a government negotiator said, following a withdrawal of troops as requested by the rebels. The 26-year-old winger’s father, Luis Manuel Diaz, was abducted in the northern Colombian town of Barrancas on October 28. Diaz’s mother was also kidnapped but was rescued hours later.
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