The family home of Colombian soccer player Luis Díaz, with a poster of his father, Luis Manuel Díaz.
Photo: ricardo maldonado rozo/ShutterstockBOGOTÁ, Colombia—A leftist rebel group that had kidnapped the father of European soccer star Luis Díaz released him Thursday after 13 days in which his abduction had touched off an uproar among Colombians over government efforts to engage armed groups in peace talks.
The National Liberation Army, or ELN, a group known for kidnappings for much of its six-decade history, turned Luis Manuel Díaz over to two Catholic bishops who formed part of a humanitarian delegation dispatched to recover him, the church and government said.
Persons:
Luis Díaz, Luis Manuel Díaz ., ricardo maldonado rozo, Shutterstock, Luis Manuel Díaz
Organizations:
National Liberation Army
Locations:
Colombian, Colombia