Family of Ecuadorian soccer player rescued after being kidnapped
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The wife and son received medical attention following their release and were safe, police commander Pablo Davila said.
The kidnappers demanded $500,000 US for the release of the wife and son but the family refused to pay, Davila added. Rodriguez is a left back who plays for first division club Emelec.
After police operations late Thursday, officers located the pair in the popular neighborhood of 'El Fortin' in the northwest part of the city. The area is considered one of the most dangerous, a place where 22 people were massacred in March.
Guayaquil is 270 kilometers southwest of the capital, Quito.
The kidnapping occurred amid a state of emergency declared 10 days ago by the government in nine areas of the country, including the province of Guayas, to which Guayaquil belongs. The measure allows the mobilization of security forces in those territories to combat the operations of organized crime groups, which authorities blame for the wave of violence.
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