Liverpool player Luis Díaz's father has been released by National Liberation Army (ELN) who kidnapped him 13 days ago.

The armed group handed over Luis Manuel Díaz to a humanitarian commission made up of the Ombudsman's Office, the United Nations, the Catholic Church and a delegation of the Red Cross, says El Tiempo. They also quoted authorities as saying that he was in a good state of health, with no signs of mistreatment

A leader of ELN admitted that kidnapping Luis Manuel was "a mistake", adding: "Luis is a symbol of Colombia and we feel him as such in the ELN".