NEW YORK - A top leader of a Puerto Rican militant group that said it was responsible for more than 100 bombings during the 1970s and early 1980s, including one in New York, was freed Wednesday.
Oscar Lopez Rivera has been under house arrest in Puerto Rico since February after serving 35 years in prison.
His sentence was commuted by former President Barack Obama in January.
The 74-year-old belonged to a separatist group that claimed responsibility for a string of bombings across the U.S. including one at Manhattan's Fraunces Tavern in 1975.
He was never tied to any specific bombing, but he was convicted on a number of charges including seditious conspiracy.
Lopez Rivera is set to be honored with a special "National Freedom Hero" award at next month's Puerto Rican Day Parade in Manhattan.