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Denise Jean-Charles (left), Regine Jean-Charles, and Ohene Asare joined other Haitians at the Reggie Lewis Center on Thursday to pray for peace. Dozens are kidnapped in Haiti each week in a new wave of violence.

From lawless homeland, demand for ransom

Haitian relatives highlight wave of abductions by gangs

By Yvonne Abraham
Globe Staff / August 15, 2005

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(Correction: Because of a reporting error, a story about local Haitians' concerns about kidnappings in Haiti in Monday's City & Region section contained an incorrect quotation attributed to Gerthy Lahens. The quotation should have read, ''My son's godfather, they kidnapped four members of his family. They had no choice but to pay the ransom, thank God they did not harm ... (Full article: 1302 words)

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