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Boy Band Frenzy Prompts Early Closure Of LA Mall
A large throng of fans who showed up to hear a concert by an Australian boy band prompted the early closure of a Los Angeles shopping center.
About a dozen police officers helped empty the Beverly Center on Sunday evening when about 2,000 fans of the Janoskians descended on the upscale mall.
Organizers were expecting about 200 people.
KABC-TV aired footage of a crush of girls moving toward an escalator.
There were no reports of injuries.
Los Angeles police Lt. Lonnie Tiano tells City News Service that the concert was called off because “there were too many people.”