Colombia's ELN say release of Luis Diaz's father delayed by military activity

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Luton Town v Liverpool - Kenilworth Road, Luton, Britain - November 5, 2023 Liverpool's Luis Diaz celebrates scoring their first goal Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra

BOGOTA (Reuters) - The release of Liverpool footballer Luis Diaz's father by Colombian rebel group the National Liberation Army (ELN) will be delayed while military operations continue in the region, the group said.

Diaz's mother Cilenis Marulanda and father Luis Manuel Diaz were taken by armed men as they were driving in La Guajira province on Oct. 28. Marulanda was freed within hours.