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Police cordon off the Galeria housing estate in Diyarbakir as animal lovers vent their displeasure at its demolition with 16 cats, dogs and birds still trapped inside, according to protester Ramazan Tugay. "What kind of a Muslim country are we? ... These are living beings too, they can take them out as well," he says. The building's demolition finally went ahead after being halted yesterday following an outcry. 111 people lost their lives in the housing block's collapse following the 7.8-magnitude earthquake. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES