The World - News from Dec. 15, 1988

A South African judge sentenced a guerrilla commander and nine others to terms ranging from two to 15 years for staging grenade and bomb attacks. Ashley Forbes, 22, commander of African National Congress guerrilla units in the Cape Town area, received a 15-year sentence after being convicted of a bomb attack at a bus shelter and three grenade attacks on homes of policemen. Sentenced to 14 years each were Peter Jacobs, 23, and Nicklo Pedro, 20. Anglican Archbishop Desmond M. Tutu described the men as “heroes” in the struggle against apartheid. About 200 people stood outside the courthouse and sang “God Bless Africa” after the ruling. Some protesters who followed the van carrying the prisoners back to jail were chased and bitten by police dogs.