for the great support they have given my family. thank you all. i love you all very much. very soon, i will have the opportunity to hug you all. thank you so much, my people, thank you. it was almost two weeks ago that his parents were kidnapped at gunpoint at a petrol station in barrancas in north east colombia. his mother, cilenis, was rescued that night, but his father was abducted. police and the military had focused their search on a difficult to reach area on the border between colombia and venezuela. the group holding diaz, the national liberation army, known as the eln, had called his kidnap a mistake and had agreed to release him. but it wasn t until today when a team including un officials and those from the catholic church met with rebels to bring diaz senior home. much to the delight of his family, who had been glued to the news channels. translation: it is| immensely exciting. we are very excited. we ve spent many days with uncertainty, sleepless nights. we are
translation: first of all, i want to thank god - for having given me this second chance and for being back home. i want to thank all the people of barangays, the families and colombia for the great support they have given my family. thank you all. i love you all very much. very soon i will have the opportunity to hug you all. thank you so much, my people. thank you. it was almost two weeks ago that his parents were kidnapped at gunpoint at a petrol station in barranca in northeast colombia. his mother, celina, was rescued that night, but his father was abducted. police in the military had focused their search on a difficult to reach area on the border between colombia and venezuela. the group holding diaz, the national liberation army, known as the eln, had called his kidnap a mistake and had agreed to release him. but it wasn t until today when a team, including un officials and those from the catholic church, met with rebels to bring diaz senior home. much to the delight of
and colombia for the great support they have given my family. thank you all. i love you all very much. very soon, i will have the opportunity to hug you all. thank you so much, my people, thank you. it was almost two weeks ago that his parents were kidnapped at gunpoint at a petrol station in barrancas in north east colombia. his mother, cilenis, was rescued that night, but his father was abducted. police and the military had focused their search on a difficult to reach area on the border between colombia and venezuela. the group holding diaz, the national liberation army, known as the eln, had called his kidnap a mistake and had agreed to release him. but it wasn t until today, when a team including un officials and those from the catholic church met with rebels to bring diaz senior home. much to the delight of his family, who had been glued to the news channels. translation: it is| immensely exciting. we are very excited. we ve spent many days with uncertainty, sleepless