After Finsbury Park attack, message of resiliency greets London Underground commuters

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Monday, June 19, 2017
Finsbury Park tube station with message " Tough times don't last. Tough people do stick together. All of us."
Charlie Robertson/ Twitter-WPVI

Following yet another act of violence, London commuters were greeted with a message of resiliency from the London Underground staff.



A photo that has already been retweeted more than a thousand times shows a man wearing a London Underground vest writing on the Finsbury Park station whiteboard: "Tough Times Don't Last. Tough People Do. Stick Together. All of Us."



The message comes the morning after a car plowed through a nearby crowd of Muslim worshipers gathered outside a mosque just after midnight on Monday, killing one and injuring 10 more. It is being investigated as an act of terror.



Police man a cordon at Finsbury Park where a vehicle struck pedestrians in London Monday, June 19, 2017.
Yui Mok/PA via AP

Finsbury Park resident Charlie Robertson captured the moment the message was put on the whiteboard and posted it on Twitter, adding that he was proud to live in a diverse neighborhood that sticks together.




This isn't the first time the "Quote of the Day" on a London Underground board has been used to spread a message of hope. Following the attack at London Bridge earlier this month, one station posted "London Bridge will NEVER fall down."



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