Soccer star’s father freed after kidnapping

The World

There is good news on Thursday for the family of Colombia’s star soccer player Luis Diaz. His father has been freed 12 days after being kidnapped in northern Colombia. The guerilla group ELN — the National Liberation Army — was behind the kidnapping. Host Marco Werman has more details.

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