Alan Pulido, a Mexican striker for the Greek soccer team Olympiakos, was kidnapped in the northeastern Mexican state of Tamaulipas, authorities said on Sunday. "At this difficult time, our thoughts and prayers are with Alan," the Olympiakos team tweeted. Pulido was a member of the Mexican national team that went to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Ismael Quintanilla, Tamaulipas state prosecutor, told reporters that Pulido was intercepted by armed people after leaving a party. Authorities in Tamaulipas tweeted that there is a "special operation" to find the 25-year-old Mexico national team player, who disappeared in his hometown of Ciudad Victoria on Saturday night.

Source: The Star May 29, 2016 21:33 UTC