September 1982 Rentería attack

1982 Errenteria ambush
Part of the Basque conflict
Date14 September 1982 (1982-09-14)
Location
Result 4 policemen killed, 1 seriously wounded
Belligerents
Basque Country (autonomous community) ETA

Spain Spain

Strength
6 5
Casualties and losses
0

The September 1982 Errenteria attack was an ambush by the Basque separatist organisation ETA which occurred on 14 September 1982 on the motorway near the Basque town of Errenteria (Spanish: Rentería) in Gipuzkoa. The targets were several Spanish national police officers, four of whom were killed in the attack, with the fifth seriously injured. The attack was ETA's deadliest of 1982.