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One Direction were involved in an airport scuffle at Los Angeles International Airport.

The British boy band were mobbed by a hoard of paparazzi as they touched down at LA X on Tuesday night (19.11.13), resulting in a stampede during which a female fan claims she was accidentally hit in the face by Zayn Malik.

One Direction cause paparazzi pandemonium at LA airport — Niall Horan Dragged to the Floor as Paparazzi Swarm One Direction at LAX

A source who was waiting for a photo opportunity with the ‘Story Of My Life’ hitmakers, got caught in the crossfire as the newly-engaged singer attempted to forge a way out of the crowd, and was painfully ”high fived” in the face by Zayn as he tried to protect her from a cameraman.

”So I was walking next to Zayn and a pap hit me in the head with a camera and I said ow and Zayn was like ”day stawp” and flung his hand out.

[Zayn] hit me and then the pap in the face and other paps said ”we got that on camera / I’m okay my hat cushioned the blow of the camera but Zayn hit my actual face (sic)”.

The fan’s followers were quick to express their concern, but Gabrielle insisted she was fine and explained there had allegedly also been physical blows between the 20-year-old singer and the paparazzo.

She added: ”Someone tried to hold Zayn back when he hit the pap but idk who :/ there were just so many people (sic)”.

Meanwhile, Zayn’s bandmate Niall Horan was furious after being trampled to the ground in the mob.

The angry Irish star wrote on Twitter: ”Just got dragged to the floor by some idiot with a camera! Could have seen the fans as well, but they messed it all up!”

Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne appear to have escaped unscathed, and the band were quickly whisked away in black SUVs before the incident could escalate.

In pics of the airport chaos, Horan, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson and Harry Styles can be seen keeping their heads down while surrounded by large crowds. At one point, Malik even flipped the bird at the pesky paps.

The boys of 1D are in L.A. for a few upcoming events.

On Friday, the guys will participate in a Q&A and perform during their iHeartRadio Album Release Party in celebration of their new album Midnight Memories. And on Sunday, the guys will perform for their very first time at the 2013 American Music Awards!

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