Anguish for Liverpool star Luis Díaz as his parents are ‘kidnapped by two men who ambushed their van at petrol station’

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THE parents of Liverpool winger Luis Diaz have been kidnapped, according to reports.

His mum and dad are said to have been seized in La Guajira, Columbia.

Luis Diaz with his parents[/caption]

Luis Diaz in acion for Liverpool in August 2022[/caption]

Diaz got engaged to his girlfriend Gera Ponce in July this year[/caption]

The 26-year-old’s parents were at a petrol station in the town of Barrancas when they were approached by two armed men, according to W Radio.

A desperate search for Luis Manuel Díaz and Cilenis Marulanda has been launched by the director of police General William Salamanca.

It is not clear from early reports exactly what happened by his parents are thought to have been travelling to the Los Olivos neighbourhood in a van they owned.

Some reports suggest there was an exchange of gun fire, although this has not been officially confirmed.

The cops are said to have initiated a so-called ‘Padlock Plan’, sealing off the town.

The army has also been brought in to help with the search.

It said in a post on X, formerly Twitter: “Army troops support the search operation for the parents of soccer player Luis Díaz, who apparently are victims of kidnapping.”

Diala Wilches, the governor of La Guajira, said in a statement: “I reject and condemn the kidnapping of the parents of Luis Diaz, Luis Manuel Díaz and Cilenis Marulanda, in events that occurred in Barrancas today.

“I have given instructions to the authorities to immediately implement the rescue and thereby maintain full communication with Colonel Montaña, commander of the department of La Guajira.

“To the kidnappers, we demand that they be returned immediately, safe and sound.”