Posted AT 3:40 PM EDT on 03/07/08
Hundreds converge for Jonas Brothers-mania
TORONTO — They came in packs, waving hand-scrawled posters, wearing homemade T-shirts and unleashing ear-splitting shrieks of excitement.
Hundreds of mostly squealing, screaming teenage girls took over several blocks of downtown Toronto today to greet tween sensations the Jonas Brothers as the trio prepared to kick off a hotly anticipated North American tour.
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