Parents of Liverpool Striker Luis Diaz Kidnapped in Colombia, Mother Cilenis Marulanda Later Rescued
Liverpool star winger Luiz Diaz's mother Cilenis Marulanda and father Luis Manuel Díaz were abducted from a gas station in Barracas, Colombia, on Saturday. They were reportedly held captive at gunpoint.
Bogota (Colombia), Oct 29: The parents of Colombian and Liverpool striker Luis Diaz were kidnapped and while his mother was later rescued his father remained missing, authorities said. Diaz's mother, Cilenis Marulanda, was rescued by police in the city of Barrancas in the northern department of La Guajira, Colombia's President Gustavo Petro said on Saturday. The country's police director, Gen William Salamanca, said in a video he is using every agent to find Diaz's father. The parents of the 26-year-old Diaz were reportedly kidnapped as they drove to their home. Liverpool Star Winger Luis Diaz's Mother Cilenis Marulanda Rescued by Police; Father Luis Manuel Diaz Still Missing
Gunmen on motorbikes stopped them and drove them away in the vehicle, authorities said. Colombia's soccer federation said in a statement the kidnapping was regrettable and urged authorities to rescue the father.
Diaz has not commented on the incident.
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