Finsbury Park Tube workers give poignant rallying message to Londoners after terror attack
A TUBE worker has delivered a defiant message in the wake of the Finsbury Park terror attack to rock London.
'Tough times don't last. Tough people do' - poignant message at Tube station
The poignant quote was handwritten in felt tip pen on the passenger information board at Finsbury Park Tube station.
It read: “Tough times don't last. Tough people do. Stick together. All of us.”
It was signed by London Underground staff, British Transport Police and emergency services and comes as Londoners come to terms with yet more shocking news in the wake of the London Bridge terror attacks and the harrowing Grenfell Tower fire.
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Tough times don't last. Tough people do. Stick together. All of us
Hundreds of defiant residents have also taken to social media pledging to stand firm in the face of terror.
One wrote: “Terrorists are terrorists! Nothing to do with any religion. Let's #StandTogether & not let them divide us!”
Another wrote: “My little patch has just got a little less safe and a lot sadder. Lunatics will not divide us.”
Witnesses said the van driver was screaming “I’m going to kill all Muslims” as he was pinned down by members of the public.
The widower of murdered MP Jo Cox also spoke out on Twitter, saying far-right and Islamist terrorists shared an ideology and must be defeated.
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Brendan Cox tweeted: "Far right fascists & Islamist terrorists are driven by same hatred of difference, same ideology of supremacy & use same tactics. We'll defeat both.
"When islamist terrorists attack we rightly seek out hate preachers who spur them on. We must do the same to those who peddle Islamophobia".
The Archbishop of Canterbury condemned the "appalling" attack.
The Most Rev Justin Welby said: "The freedom to worship without fear is a right we cherish as a nation and was won at great human cost over many years.
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"The appalling attack on Muslims in Finsbury Park is an attack on us all and on the culture and values of our country.
"At a time when we are all grieving the loss of so many precious people in London and Manchester, this brutal attack can only compound the trauma.”
One person was killed and ten more injured when a man driving a white van careered into a group of Muslims on the street after midnight Ramadan prayers.
A 48-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and remains in police custody.