The father of Liverpool footballer Luis Díaz was kidnapped by armed men in his hometown in Colombia.
Residents of Barrancas marched through the town to demand the safe return of Luis Manuel DíazResidents of the Colombian town of Barrancas have held a candle-lit march to demand the release of the father of Liverpool footballer Luis Díaz.The player's mother was left behind in a car by the kidnappers as police closed in, but the gunmen dragged away his father.
The deputy head of the Colombian police, General Nicolás Zapata, told journalists that "when something like this happens, it's not spontaneous, there is prior planning".Barrancas is located in La Guajira province, in the extreme north of Colombia, an area where several guerrilla groups and armed gangs operate.
Elite police units are using helicopters and planes equipped with heat-seeking cameras to fly over the forest.
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