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Police are searching a forest in northern Colombia for the father of Liverpool footballer Luis Diaz who was kidnapped on the weekend.
Luis Manuel Diaz and his wife were at a petrol station in the small town of Barrancas on Saturday when they were abducted by armed men on motorcycles.
The forward's mother, Cilenis Marulanda, was rescued within hours by police after they set up roadblocks around the town near Colombia's border with Venezuela. However, his father remains missing.
Air and land patrols as well as members of the country's special forces have been searching a mountain range that straddles both countries and is covered by cloud forest.
Police have also offered a $48,000 (£39,000) reward for information leading to the rescue of Diaz's father.
Officials said they did not rule out the possibility that he could have been smuggled into Venezuela, where he would be beyond the reach of Colombian police.
Diaz is one of the most talented players on Colombia's national team and joined Liverpool last year in a deal worth £55m.
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Police are searching a forest in northern Colombia for the father of Liverpool footballer Luis Diaz who was kidnapped on the weekend.
Luis Manuel Diaz and his wife were at a petrol station in the small town of Barrancas on Saturday when they were abducted by armed men on motorcycles.
The forward's mother, Cilenis Marulanda, was rescued within hours by police after they set up roadblocks around the town near Colombia's border with Venezuela. However, his father remains missing.
Air and land patrols as well as members of the country's special forces have been searching a mountain range that straddles both countries and is covered by cloud forest.
Police have also offered a $48,000 (£39,000) reward for information leading to the rescue of Diaz's father.
Officials said they did not rule out the possibility that he could have been smuggled into Venezuela, where he would be beyond the reach of Colombian police.
Diaz is one of the most talented players on Colombia's national team and joined Liverpool last year in a deal worth £55m.
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