Importing with Iphoto

Hi,
I tried to import photos from my digital camera and iphoto stopped with about 4 to go, so i cancelled the import as it was taking too long.
Now I cannot close iphoto (a good 5 hrs later) because it says photos are being imported to the library, please wait for import to complete...
The camera isnt even attached anymore and when i do attach it, the photos come up but it wont allow me to import them again...
What should I do?

Force Quit the app. It's under the Apple Menu
Regards
TD

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