1979 Sabana Seca ambush
| 1979 Sabana Seca ambush | |||||||
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| Part of the Puerto Rican independence movement | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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National Revolutionary Command
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Juan Segarra-Palmer | CTRC Warren Smith (WIA) | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| At least 6 militants | 18 sailors | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| None |
2 killed 10 wounded | ||||||
The 1979 Sabana Seca ambush was an attack by Puerto Rican nationalist paramilitary groups on a United States Navy bus near a listening post in Sabana Seca, Puerto Rico on 3 December 1979. The bus was carrying 18 unarmed sailors, most of whom were communications technicians. Three groups claimed responsibility for the ambush: the Boricua Popular Army (EPB, also known as 'Los Macheteros'), the Armed Forces of Popular Resistance (FARP), and the Organization of Volunteers for the Puerto Rican Revolution (OVRP). Two sailors were killed and another 10 were wounded.