Colombian media is reporting that Luis Diaz, who plays for Liverpool, has had his parents kidnapped by armed bandits. Sources say that the Colombian police and army have been mobilized to rescue Luis Diaz's mother, but it is believed that his father is still being held hostage by the bandits; and that the governor of Guajira has publicly demanded that the bandits release them as soon as possible.
The incident was reported on Saturday (28), when Luis Diaz's father, Vinuel, and his mother, Cilenis, were suddenly taken by two armed men at a petrol station in Barrancas, and there were rumors of a gunfight, but this has not been confirmed. The Colombian police and army launched a rescue operation, and sources said that Cilenis had been rescued and her family was under police protection, but Vinul was still being held hostage.