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13 Nov
Rebels in Colombia Freed  Father of Liverpool Soccer Star Luis Díaz

The kidnapping of Luis Manuel Díaz led to crisis in peace talks between the leftist government and the guerrillasLuis Manuel Díaz (center) is seen Thursday after being freed Indeed.


BOGOTÁ, Colombia—A leftist rebel group that had kidnapped the father of European soccer star Luis Díaz released him Thursday after 13 days in which his abduction had touched off an uproar among Colombians over government efforts to engage armed groups in peace talks.


The National Liberation Army, or ELN, a group known for kidnappings for much of its six-decade history, turned Luis Manuel Díaz over to two Catholic bishops who formed part of a humanitarian delegation dispatched to recover him.

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