Finsbury Park Station's Inspirational Quote Is 100% What London Needs Right Now

'Tough people do stick together - all of us'.
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Photos have emerged of the messages of unity and support “heartbroken” Londoners have shared in Finsbury Park following a terror attack that left one person dead and ten more injured. 

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Locals left messages of unity and support at the scene of the attack
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The 48-year-old driver, who reportedly shouted that he wanted to “kill all Muslims”, has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. He will also be given a mental health assessment. 

But defiant locals have said they will not allow the incident to divide their community, vowing to remain “diverse, tolerant and welcome”. 

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'Finsbury Park has always been diverse, tolerant and welcome.'
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Finsbury Park Station paid tribute to the victims of the attack, sharing an inspirational quote of the day with commuters this morning. 

“Tough times don’t last,” a tube worker wrote on the service information board. 

“Tough people do stick together - all of us.” 

Many visited the scene of the incident with banners, posters and flowers to leave messages of solidarity, including one from a local primary school. 

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A local primary school left a message of unity
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'We stand together against hate.'
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One woman stood at the police cordon with a poster declaring that Finsbury Park locals “love our mixed community”. 

“This is not a war. It’s just a few deranged individuals...” the sign read.

“Acting out their demented macho fantasies. They are not with us.” 

Another held a banner demanding that Islamophobes: “Leave our Muslim neighbours alone.” 

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'Leave our Muslim neighbours alone.'
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Others used social media to share their sorrow and solidarity with the people of Finsbury Park: 

Gary Linekar, Davina McCall, Piers Morgan and other celebrities also took to Twitter with messages of sadness, anger and defiance in response to the attack. 

Mohammed Mahmoud told the BBC: “By God’s grace we managed to surround [the suspect] and to protect him from any harm.”