The Syria demonstrators take place

crowds were in the streets of Homs later Monday of thousands of anti-government demonstrators occupied the centre of the third Syria most city, Homs, insisting to they leave until they bring down the country's direction.

A woman has said to the BBC by a crowd of telephone were always of major later Monday.

Earlier, the funeral was held for some of those killed in the violence Sunday in the city, with the crowd calling for the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad.

Ministry of the Interior the Syria said the amounts of disorders to armed insurrection.

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the course of the previous events... revealed that they are an armed insurrection by armed groups belonging to Salafist organisations, especially in the cities of Homs and Banias "

end Department statement cited eight inside people are dead in Homs Sunday after soldiers fired on crowds protesting the death of a leader" Tribal warning state.

The opposition says that the occupation of the city will continue until their political demands are met. These include the immediate lifting of the Syria long emergency laws and the release of political prisoners.

Activists say that control points have been created around the place to ensure that civilian from persons not armed.

A supporter of the opposition, who said that his brother was shot dead in protests on Sunday, said volunteers provide protesters with food and water.

Another, Najafi Tayyara, told the AFP News Agency: "more than 20,000 people took part in the dining place Al - Saa and we renamed it places Tahrir like Cairo."

"It is an open sit-in will continue until all our demands are met.".

The wave unprecedented protests in Syria shows no sign of abating, despite promises of reform by President Assad, says the BBC Kim Ghattas.

The persistence of the demonstrations and the number of people out of the street do demonstrations of the Syria even more striking, then, the other Arab uprisings, adds our correspondent.

"Ambush".

The Syria official news agency also reported on the events in Homs. He said three army officers including a brigadier general, with his two sons and nephew, were ambushed and killed on Sunday by "armed criminal gangs" which then mutilated the bodies with sharp tools.

The city of the Banias North also saw anti-Government demonstrations Sunday.

In a statement, the Ministry of the Interior stated: "" the course of the previous events... revealed that they are an armed insurrection by armed groups belonging to Salafist, especially in Homs and Banias. organizations ".

BBC Lina Sinjab said with the Salafist allegation is seen as a threat to peaceful demonstrations.

Many people fear that this means more violence by the authorities against the demonstrators on the pretext of combating terrorist elements, says our correspondent.

President Assad has promised reforms to try to calm down the weeks of protest, but protesters say that concessions are not sufficient.

Human rights groups say at least 200 protesters were killed in the past four weeks as security forces try to repress the most serious to Mr. Assad rule since he succeeded his father 11 years ago.