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| Southampton MEP candidate Del Singh among Kabul dead | Southampton MEP candidate Del Singh among Kabul dead |
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| Labour's MEP candidate for the South East has been confirmed as among the 21 people killed in a suicide bomb and gun attack in the Afghan capital Kabul. | Labour's MEP candidate for the South East has been confirmed as among the 21 people killed in a suicide bomb and gun attack in the Afghan capital Kabul. |
| Dhamender Singh Phangurha, known as Del Singh, was killed in the attack at a restaurant in the city. | Dhamender Singh Phangurha, known as Del Singh, was killed in the attack at a restaurant in the city. |
| Born and raised in Southampton, Mr Singh volunteered as a mentor for local unemployed people. | Born and raised in Southampton, Mr Singh volunteered as a mentor for local unemployed people. |
| Labour Party leader Ed Miliband and other party figures have paid tribute to him. | Labour Party leader Ed Miliband and other party figures have paid tribute to him. |
| 'Brother and friend' | 'Brother and friend' |
| Mr Miliband said: "My thoughts - and the thoughts of the whole Labour Party - are with the family and friends of Del Singh." | Mr Miliband said: "My thoughts - and the thoughts of the whole Labour Party - are with the family and friends of Del Singh." |
| Local politicians have also paid tribute to Mr Singh. | Local politicians have also paid tribute to Mr Singh. |
| Aldershot Labour councillor Keith Dibble tweeted: "Devastated to hear the terrible news of the tragic death of Del Singh. A good friend and colleague. Our thoughts are with his family." | Aldershot Labour councillor Keith Dibble tweeted: "Devastated to hear the terrible news of the tragic death of Del Singh. A good friend and colleague. Our thoughts are with his family." |
| He added: "Del Singh [went] out campaigning with us in Aldershot last year in the County elections. Del we will miss you." | He added: "Del Singh [went] out campaigning with us in Aldershot last year in the County elections. Del we will miss you." |
| Surrey County Council's Labour member, Robert Evans, tweeted: "Del Singh was a thoroughly decent man; proud to have supported him as a candidate for European Parliament in the SE." | |
| Mr Singh was standing as a candidate for the European Parliament in the South East. | Mr Singh was standing as a candidate for the European Parliament in the South East. |
| He started out working in two food production factories in Eastleigh alongside his mother and studied in Southampton. | He started out working in two food production factories in Eastleigh alongside his mother and studied in Southampton. |
| He became an international development specialist managing EU and UN projects in developing countries, including Afghanistan, Libya and Sierra Leone. | He became an international development specialist managing EU and UN projects in developing countries, including Afghanistan, Libya and Sierra Leone. |
| As a leader of Labour Friends of Palestine and the Middle East (LFPME), he was an advocate of Palestinian human rights. | As a leader of Labour Friends of Palestine and the Middle East (LFPME), he was an advocate of Palestinian human rights. |
| LFPME tweeted: "Last night we lost a son, a brother, a friend in the brutal attack in Kabul. Still can't believe you're gone." | LFPME tweeted: "Last night we lost a son, a brother, a friend in the brutal attack in Kabul. Still can't believe you're gone." |
| MP for Southampton Test Alan Whitehead earlier described Mr Singh as "an extraordinary asset to Labour in Southampton", which included supporting "community campaigns across the city". | MP for Southampton Test Alan Whitehead earlier described Mr Singh as "an extraordinary asset to Labour in Southampton", which included supporting "community campaigns across the city". |
| Mr Miliband said: "He dedicated his life to working with people across the world who needed his support." | Mr Miliband said: "He dedicated his life to working with people across the world who needed his support." |