Liverpool Forward Luis Diaz’s Parents Kidnapped In Colombia – News18

The parents of Colombian and Liverpool striker Luis Diaz were kidnapped on Saturday and while his mother was later rescued his father remained missing, authorities said.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Saturday said that Diaz’s mother had been rescued after being kidnapped in northern Colombia, but officials were still searching for his missing father.

Diaz’s mother, Cilenis Marulanda, was rescued by police in the city of Barrancas in the northern department of La Guajira, Petro said. She had also spoken with National Police Director William Rene Salamanca, reportedly.

The Colombian attorney general’s office earlier said that it assembled a team of investigators to search for the couple in Barrancas, a municipality in Colombia’s northern La Guajira province.

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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. Gunmen on motorbikes stopped them and drove them away in the vehicle, authorities said.

The National Police confirmed the rescue of Diaz’s mother, Cilenis Marulanda, and said she spoke with Director William Rene Salamanca.

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.

(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – Associated Press)