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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Jamie Braidwood

Father of Luis Diaz reveals details of kidnapping ordeal: ‘It was a lot of horseback riding’

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The father of Liverpool star Luis Diaz said he went “almost 12 days without sleep” and endured long horseback treks through mountain passes as he revealed the details of his kidnapping ordeal for the first time.

Luis Manuel Diaz, 58, was released by the guerrilla group Colombia’s National Liberation Army (ELN) on Thursday, nearly two weeks after he was captured at gunpoint along with his wife near their hometown of Barrancas in northern Colombia.

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