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5 bombs near Madrid after warning
 Police investigators look for evidence on the scene where a bomb went off at the A6 highway in Madrid. YOUR E-MAIL ALERTSMADRID, Spain (CNN) -- Five small bombs have exploded near Madrid, causing little damage and no casualties, after a warning from the Basque separatist group ETA, an interior ministry spokesman told CNN. ETA warned it would detonate the five bombs in telephone calls to the Basque emergency road service, DYA, and the Basque newspaper, Gara, which normally receive warnings from the group. The blasts detonated around 3 p.m. (1400 GMT) on separate highways outside Madrid's suburbs, on the A2 highway which connects Madrid and Barcelona; the A6 highway between Madrid and northwest Spain; and three ringroad highways, M40, M45 and M50, the spokesman said. All the explosions detonated on the shoulders of the highways, within a 15-minute period, he said. Traffic is lighter than usual because it is a national holiday in Spain. ETA, blamed for more than 800 killings in its 37-year fight for Basque independence, is listed as a terrorist organization by the European Union and the United States. ETA has not killed anyone since 2003, although it continues a campaign of bombings that have caused injuries and property damage this year. More than 500 ETA prisoners are now in Spanish jails, after police in Spain and France, ETA's traditional rearguard region, have boosted cooperation in recent years. CNN Madrid Bureau Chief Al Goodman contributed to this report. 
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