Iphoto-Importing Photos fault

Hi I'm new to Mac computers and would love asistance with Iphoto. I'm currently running a Macbook Pro. I connected my camera up to the laptop three nights ago to import photos. I managed to pull of all the photos off the camera but after I disconnected the camera from the computer Iphoto continued to run with the function "Importing Photos". This function is still running and I cannot close down Iphoto nor the computer!!!!! The only way is to sleep the computer by closing the lid. I've tried to reconnect the camera and other devices howver Iphoto does not want to download any additional pics as it's currently stating "importing Photos". Does anyone have any advice??? or is there Alt Ctrl Del function on Macs that can be used????
Thank you in advance for any help!!!!

Hi..
Best to post your topic in the iPhoto community here.
The Mac App Store forum is for problems downloading apps or updates. You'll get feedback from experienced iPhoto users by posting in that community.

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