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Colombian winger Luis Diaz finally reunited with his father Manuel Díaz, who was kidnapped by a Colombian guerrilla group. Díaz was kidnapped on October 28 in his family's hometown of Barrancas in Colombia. Díaz was a hostage until November 9, when members of the National Liberation Army (ELN) handed him over to United Nations and Catholic Church officials.
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The Liverpool forward got a chance to meet with his father during the international break as he returned to Colombia ahead of the CONMEBOL World Cup 2023 Qualifiers against Brazil. The 26-year-old was extremely emotional and broke out in tears as he embraced his father.
The pictures of this emotional interaction were shared by the social media account of the Colombian national team. The post was captioned, " This was Lucho's exciting meeting with his father Mané Díaz and his family. We love you and we are more united than ever! @LuisFDiaz19."
Check out the post here:
Coming back to Manuel Díaz's kidnapping case, the Police had revealed a criminal gang was most likely to blame for the incident. But later a government delegation said it had "official knowledge" that the kidnapping had been carried out by "a unit belonging to the ELN".
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A few days back, as Manuel Díaz returned to his family, he spoke about his horrific experience. He said, “It was a lot of horseback riding, really hard, a lot of mountains, a lot of rain, too many insects.”
“I couldn’t sleep peacefully, it was very difficult, almost 12 days without sleep. I still have not been able to understand what was the cause of my kidnapping, [the guerrillas] said that I have no problems with anyone,” he further added.
