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YENAGOA, Nigeria (AP) - Gunmen in speed boats attacked a Nigerian navy vessel Wednesday on the oil-rich Niger Delta coast, killing one officer and wounding several others, officials said.
The main militant group in region claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it was meant to show that "the presence of the Nigerian military in the Niger Delta can not deter an attack nor provide protection to oil facilities when we decide to attack them."
Violence in region has increased since the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta resumed attacks targeting the oil industry, saying its demands for more local control of oil wealth, as well as rapid development, were not being met.
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