Nexus 5 hung in boot/poweroff/reboot cycle

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AC Question

It happens so fast that it is not possible to get into reboot using power button/volume down button.

I see a lot of people are having this problem. Google offered to replace the phone but I am travelling outside the US and need it to work where I am (google will not ship outside of US).

Any one have any bright ideas how to get out of this truly annoying and serious issue?