J.K. Rowling tweets heartwarming message in the wake of the London terror attack

"We grieve, we fight on."
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J.K. Rowling tweets heartwarming message in the wake of the London terror attack
J.K. Rowling has shared a message of hope on Twitter. Credit: Matt Baron/BEI/Shutterstock

In the aftermath of the London terror attack which has left four people dead and many more injured, people have been sharing messages of hope and defiance on Twitter.

J.K. Rowling is no exception. On Wednesday evening, the author responded to a tweet from radio presenter Julia Hartley-Brewer with a message of resistance.

Here's Hartley-Brewer's original tweet.

And here's Rowling's response, which came later that night.

At the time of writing, her message had been retweeted over 10,000 times.

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Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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