Kidnapped soccer star rescued after shootout between police and captors in Ecuador jungle

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Kidnapped soccer star rescued after shootout between police and captors in Ecuador jungle
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Soccer player Pedro Perlaza was freed along with another person, authorities said​. 'They've been badly treated, but they're alive,' police said.

An Ecuador an soccer star held hostage for three days has been rescued after a firefight between police and his captors in the jungle near Colombia.Pedro Perlaza, 33, a defender with top-flight club Delfin, was freed along with another person, police announced Wednesday evening in a social media post.He had been missing since Sunday evening.In a social media post Thursday, police said three suspects had been arrested and that they had demanded $60,000 in exchange for their release.

Perlaza was capped three times by the national team in 2020 and has spent his entire career with Ecuadoran clubs.He was crowned champion in 2019 with Delfin and in 2022 with Aucas.The ordeal comes just a few weeks after fellow Ecuador soccer player Marco Angulo died from injuries he sustained in a car crash.In recent years, Ecuador has faced a wave of violence linked to drug trafficking.The country's homicide rate has risen from six per 100,000 inhabitants in 2018 to 47 in 2023.

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