The father of Liverpool footballer Luis Díaz was kidnapped by left-wing rebels, the Colombian government has said.
Luis Manuel Díaz was seized at gunpoint alongside his wide by the National Liberation Army at a petrol station in Barrancas, the national government has said. Hundreds of army personnel have been deployed to rescue the Liverpool star's father after police originally said a criminal gang was behind the kidnappings. It comes after the Liverpool star called for a march to free his kidnapped father in Colombia as he broke his silence on the abduction.
Read more: Police search forest for kidnapped father of Liverpool star Luis Diaz - as they offer £39k reward for information Police and the Colombian military have been tasked with finding Mane Diaz, with the country's president Gustavo Petro saying "all the public forces" have been mobilised to track him down.Helicopters and drones are scouring the country while roadblocks have been set up.Police were searching the Perija mountain range on the Venezuelan border this week.
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