(CNN) -- The separatist group behind a series of bombings on a Spanish vacation island marks the 50 year anniversary of its struggle this year, a milestone that sees it no closer to achieving its goal. Police cordon off the route leading to the location of the latest blasts in Palma de Mallorca. ETA, which is fighting for the independence of Spain's northern Basque region, was said to be behind three bombs that detonated on the island of Mallorca on Sunday without hurting anyone. The latest incident appears to be part of a new wave of attacks, including another in Mallorca which killed two Civil Guard officers in July, which have left a 2006 cease-fire a distant memory.
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Basque separatist group ETA formed in 1959 began violent campaign in 1968
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Most recent cease-fire collapsed in 2007 despite pledges of permanence
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Group blamed for more than 800 deaths, including many civilians
The group, whose full name Euskadi Ta Askatasuna means "Basque Homeland and Freedom" in the @placeholder language, killed what some say was its first victim in 1968.