AP's Fergus Bell, a Londoner, shares his impressions of the closing ceremony from his seat in Olympic Stadium:

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The flash bulbs went crazy as a hot young band — One Direction — took to the stage. The crowd also got a lot louder and the rhythm is getting fast. We are definitely seeing a build up to something big here.

— Fergus Bell — Twitter http://twitter.com/fergb

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