The father of Argentine football star Carlos Tevez has been freed after being kidnapped on the outskirts of Buenos Aires and held for eight hours.<\/p>\n
Segundo Tevez was taken by a group of men while driving his car in Moron, some 30km (20 miles) west of Argentina’s capital.<\/p>\n
Police said the Tevez family had received several calls from the men demanding a ransom to free him.<\/p>\n
Local media say a ransom of 400,000 pesos (\u00a330,000; $50,000) was paid.<\/p>\n
Neither the family nor the authorities have confirmed whether a payment was made.<\/p>\n
“He is OK,” a spokesman for the family said.<\/p>\n
The former Manchester United and Manchester City striker was granted permission to travel to Argentina by his current club, Juventus.<\/p>\n
But reports in Italy said he had chosen not to return following the release.<\/p>\n
Carlos Tevez, who was born Carlos Alberto Mart\u00ednez, was raised by Segundo and his aunt after his biological father was killed and his mother abandoned him.<\/p>\n
The BBC’s Ignacio de los Reyes in Buenos Aires says it is unclear whether the kidnapping was pre-meditated or if the group just targeted an expensive-looking car.<\/p>\n
It is not the first time relatives of football stars have been the targets of kidnappings in Argentina.<\/p>\n
In 2002, the brother of former Argentina and Barcelona player Juan Roman Riquelme was kidnapped and the footballer allegedly paid $160,000 (\u00a395,000) to free him.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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