"...& Nobody Else" Question

[grahamRVA]

So in his introduction to "Vengeance" on the "...& Nobody Else" album, Justin dedicates the song to the crowd "especially after what happened last week in Leipzig".  I was always kinda curious what that referred to.  Anybody know?

[lupus225]

Maybe to this:

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todesopfer_rechtsextremer_Gewalt_in_Deutschland#Ab_1998

1998 - Der portugiesische Zimmermann Nuno Lourenco, dessen Alter nicht bekannt ist, wurde im Juli von acht Neonaziskinheads zwischen 18 und 20 Jahren in Leipzig zusammengeschlagen. Er starb am 29. Dezember in seiner Heimat Portugal an seinen Verletzungen.

[ChristianS]

Not sure what Lupus posted, as I don't speak a word of German! - But found this?

http://articles.latimes.com/1998/may/03/news/mn-45811

[sarah]

I always wondered that! Considered trying to do the computer translation thingy but that's an awful lot to translate so gave up. The LA times link looks likely. Cheers x

[lotus]

1998 - The carpenter Nuno Zimmermann (from portugal), age unknown, was beaten hard in july by 8 neonazyskinheads (aged 18 -20) in Leipzig. He died 29.12.1998 in his homeland because of this hurts

(not a perfect translation)

[grahamRVA]

Goddamn that's horrible.  But certainly a good reminder (or possibly the shooting at the Sikh temple here last week) of why songs like "Vengeance" are as relevant now as when they were written.