Father of Liverpool Footballer Luis Díaz Released by Colombian Guerrillas After Two-Week Kidnapping

Luis Manuel Díaz, father of Liverpool footballer Luis Díaz, was released by the National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrilla group in Colombia after a 13-day kidnapping ordeal. Despite the traumatic experience, Díaz has decided to continue living in Colombia, expressing faith in the government's support and security measures.

Luis Manuel Díaz, father of Liverpool footballer Luis Díaz, was released by the National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrilla group in Colombia after a 13-day kidnapping ordeal.
Díaz's mother, Cilenis Marulanda, was also initially kidnapped but was freed hours later as police closed in on the gang.
The kidnapping disrupted the government's peace talks with the ELN, which restarted last year in hopes of ending the group’s part in Colombia’s 60-year conflict.
Despite the traumatic experience, Díaz has decided to continue living in Colombia, expressing faith in the government's support and security measures.
The ELN is Colombia’s main remaining active guerrilla group, with an estimated 2,500 members, and has been fighting the state since 1964.