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The father of Colombian-born Liverpool footballer Luis D铆az has been released by the left-wing guerrillas who kidnapped him 13 days ago, police sources and local media say.

Members of the National Liberation Army (ELN) handed Luis Manuel Diaz over to representatives from the UN and the Catholic Church at an undisclosed location near the Venezuelan border.

Journalist Carl Worswick in the Colombian capital. Bogot谩, told Newsday that ''hundreds of people had gathered outside Mr Diaz's home when he arrived'' to welcome him. There were ''musical bands, tears were shed and hugs given out. It was a day of celebration for the country, nothing else was on the news.''

(Picture shows Luis Manuel Diaz, father of Liverpool's forward Luis Diaz, waving to neighbours on his arrival to his home after being released by the ELN rebel group in Barrancas, Colombia on November 9, 2023. Credit: Getty Images)