Iphoto doesnt stop importing photo

So when i trying to press the "X" botton, Its says that "Photos are being imported to the photo library. Please wait for import to complete." So i wait, but it took too long to complete so i try to shut down my computer but then it say to quit iphoto then i try to quit but its keeps saying "Photos are being imported to the photo library. Please wait for import to complete." so i can not quit iphoto and could not shut down my computer. How can i stop importing the photo and quit iphoto?

You can right click on the iPhoto icon in the dock and then clicking "Force Quit".

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