A Syrian human rights group says at least 37 people were killed across the country on Friday.
Meanwhile, Syrian state television has shown video of what it says were armed criminals firing in the central city of Homs.
Earlier in the day, the government claimed armed gangs had killed 19 policemen and wounded 75 in Daraa.
Al Jazeera's Cal Perry reports from Damascus.
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