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Nigeria rebels claim responsibility for Shell attack
Royal Dutch Shell's Bonga oil platform is seen in this undated handout photo. Gunmen in speedboats attacked Royal Dutch Shell's Bonga oilfield off the coast of Nigeria on June 19, 2008, shutting down a tenth of the country's oil output in a rare attack on a deepwater facility.
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ABUJA (Reuters) - Rebels from Nigeria's oil-producing Niger Delta on Thursday claimed responsibility for the attack on Royal Dutch Shell's Bonga oilfield and the kidnapping of an American oil worker.
The rebel Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) said in an emailed statement that it had captured U.S. captain Jack Stone from oil services company Tidex but added it would release him in the coming hours.
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(Reporting by Randy Fabi; Editing by James Jukwey)
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