11. 1. 2016 NS violence in Leipzig
Around 250 neo-nazis and football hooligans attacked Connewitz quarter in Leipzig during coordinated action on 11th of January 2016.Connewitz is well known for being a subculture neighborhood hosting many venues and places connected to antifascist scene. This attack, with participation of neo-nazis from youth organization NPD Junge Nationaldemokraten and hooligans from Lokomotive Leipzig and Hallescher FC, was connected to the annual march of anti-islamic movement LEGIDA that had taken place the same evening in the city center. Attackers have damaged bistros, pubs, shops, bookstore and Roter Stern Leipzig football team fan-shop. They have also attacked couple houses using pyrotechnics and one of these houses was set on fire in the attack.