Liverpool forward Luis Diaz's father was kidnapped by a left-wing guerrilla organisation considered a terrorist group by the US and European Union, the Colombian government revealed.
Luis Manuel Diaz was seized at gunpoint along with his wife on Saturday evening. A large manhunt has been ongoing and the government now blames Colombia's last remaining rebel group Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN), which translates as the National Liberation Army.
Local reports from El Tiempo suggested that the release of the father of Liverpool forward Diaz, who has missed the last two matches, would be 'coordinated'.