{"id":296119,"date":"2023-11-01T09:23:56","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T09:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=296119"},"modified":"2023-11-01T09:23:56","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T09:23:56","slug":"luis-diazs-brother-jesus-plays-for-first-time-since-kidnapping-shock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/luis-diazs-brother-jesus-plays-for-first-time-since-kidnapping-shock\/","title":{"rendered":"Luis Diaz&apos;s brother Jesus plays for first time since kidnapping shock"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Luis Diaz&#8217;s brother Jesus, 19, plays for his Colombian second-division side just 48 hours after their parents were kidnapped&#8230; as police identify two suspects but are no closer to finding his missing father<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Authorities in Colombia are still searching for their father, Luis Manuel Diaz<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Luis Diaz has remained in England as he awaits developments from back home<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Luis Diaz&#8217;s brother Jesus has played for his Colombian second-division side for the first time since the kidnapping of their parents.<\/p>\n<p>The Diaz family has been rocked by the shock incident, where armed men abducted their mother and father while they were at a petrol station in the small town of Barrancas on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Their mother Cilenis Marulanda was freed from the kidnappers, but the whereabouts of his father, Luis Manuel, remain unknown.<\/p>\n<p>Luis Diaz, 26, has remained in England for &#8216;security reasons&#8217;, according to reports, but his 19-year-old brother Jesus played for Barranquilla FC in the Colombian second division just 48 hours after his parents were kidnapped.<\/p>\n<p>Jesus Diaz started Barranquilla&#8217;s 1-0 defeat to Cucuta Deportivo on Monday, with his coach, Nelson Florez, insisting he wanted to play despite the trauma in his family.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/01\/08\/77258875-12696503-image-a-21_1698826201737.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Luis Diaz&#8217;s brother Jesus, 19, played for his Colombian second-division side on Monday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/01\/08\/77142743-12696503-Liverpool_star_Luis_Diaz_will_not_travel_home_to_Colombia_report-a-23_1698826272918.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Liverpool star Luis Diaz has remained in England and won&#8217;t travel home to Colombia<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/01\/08\/77175897-12696503-The_search_for_Luis_Manuel_Diaz_continues_with_authorities_monit-a-10_1698825707874.jpg\" height=\"796\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The search for Luis Manuel Diaz continues with authorities monitoring jungle regions near the border with Venezuela\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It has since emerged that police have identified two of the four men involved in the kidnapping but are no closer to finding his missing rather.<\/p>\n<p>Luis Diaz found out about the kidnapping\u00a0on Saturday evening, less than 24 hours before Liverpool&#8217;s Premier League fixture against Nottingham Forest\u00a0on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Diaz did not play any role in the 3-0 win over Forest, which Jurgen Klopp called &#8216;the most difficult circumstance&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He left the squad and is being looked after by members of Liverpool staff as he awaits news from back home.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Latest reports\u00a0from Colombia claim Luis Manuel had been warned of potential threats against him prior to the kidnapping.<\/p>\n<p>Diaz on Tuesday broke his silence since the kidnapping as he\u00a0urged followers to march to call for the release of his missing father.<\/p>\n<p>He shared a post on Instagram of a planned march in Colombia, featuring a photo of Luis Manuel.<\/p>\n<p>The post invited the &#8216;whole community&#8217; and urged them to &#8216;bring your candle to light the light of hope, with the image ending with the urge to the captors to &#8216;free him now&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Colombian authorities have\u00a0sent army commandos to guard the border and prevent Luis Manuel Diaz being taken into neighbouring Venezuela.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Colombian army issued an update that the search for Diaz&#8217;s father continues with the support of &#8216;two motorised platoons, unmanned aircraft, checkpoints, helicopters, a plane with specialised radar and more than 120 men,&#8217; Semana reported.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, it was reported that border crossings between Colombia and Venezuela located inside dense jungle were being monitored by army commandos as the search mission continues on a large scale.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/01\/08\/77175893-12696503-A_reward_of_around_40_000_has_been_offered_for_information_about-a-11_1698825739066.jpg\" height=\"803\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A reward of around \u00a340,000 has been offered for information about the kidnapping<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/01\/08\/77128921-12696503-The_star_s_mother_pictured_in_2019_has_been_rescued_but_his_fath-a-12_1698825746637.jpg\" height=\"375\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The star&#8217;s mother (pictured in 2019) has been rescued, but his father is believed to be still being held captive, with authorities continuing the search\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/01\/08\/77248345-12696503-Colombia_s_national_police_director_Gen_William_Salamanca_joined-a-22_1698826244346.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Colombia&#8217;s national police director\u00a0Gen William Salamanca joined the search on Monday<\/p>\n<p>Reports in Colombia said police are not ruling out the possibility Diaz&#8217;s father may already be inside Venezuela even though crossing through thick jungle will have been hazardous.<\/p>\n<p>More details of the kidnapping have emerged recently, with Semana&#8217;s report claiming Diaz&#8217;s parents were buying watermelons when they were taken by four armed men on motorcycles.<\/p>\n<p>After the police enacted a &#8216;padlock&#8217; operation to find the couple, the assailants reportedly abandoned Diaz&#8217;s stolen car and continued on three motorcycles, two of which were taken from civilians.<\/p>\n<p>Diaz&#8217;s mother was freed from her ordeal with a reward of 200 million Colombian pesos [around \u00a340,000] offered by the authorities for information.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/01\/08\/77148607-12696503-Diaz_remains_in_the_thoughts_of_his_team_mates_as_they_won_3_0_w-a-13_1698825798160.jpg\" height=\"415\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Diaz remains in the thoughts of his team-mates as they won 3-0 without him on Sunday\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12696503\/Luis-Diazs-brother-Jesus-19-plays-Colombian-second-division-just-48-HOURS-parents-kidnapped-police-identify-two-suspects-search-missing-father-continues.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Luis Diaz&#8217;s brother Jesus, 19, plays for his Colombian second-division side just 48 hours after their parents were kidnapped&#8230; 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