the opposition says continues the occupation of the city center, thousands of protesters against the Government until their demands are met the Centre have Syria's third-largest city of Hims, insist they not leave, be occupied until they bring the leadership of the country.A woman told the BBC by phone masses were still late on Monday.
A human rights activist said security forces reports that it had fired shots at the demonstrators, loyal to President Bashar al-Assad.
Syria's Ministry of the Interior has the unrest is said armed uprising.
Earlier, funerals for some of those were killed Sunday violence in the city, with masses for the end of Mr Assad's rule call.
Eight people died in Homs on the Sunday after the soldiers mass protest dismissed over the death of a tribal chief in State prison.
The opposition says that the occupation of the city centre will continue until their political demands are met. These include the immediate lifting of longstanding emergency laws in Syria and the release of political prisoners.
'Open'Activists say that have set up checkpoints around the square, make sure that the people come in unarmed civilians.
Opposition supporters, who said his brother in protests was shot dead on Sunday, said the protesters with food and water, which were volunteers.Others, said Najati Tayyara, told AFP: "more than 20,000 people take part in the sit-in in Al-SAA square and we have renamed it Tahrir square as in Cairo."
"It is an open sit-in that will continue until all our demands are met."
A human rights campaigner, in contact with the demonstrators, told of Reuters the them to the left, a member of the security forces had ordered, is before the forces started the fire and tear gas.
At least one person was injured, according to the activist.
Two inhabitants of Hims also said that she heard shots in the vicinity of the place, Reuters reported.
The unprecedented wave of protests in Syria shows no signs of mutate, despite promises of reform by President Assad, says the BBC's Kim Ghattas.
Syria's official news agency also reported since about events in Homs. It said three army officers including a Brigadier General, together with his two sons and a nephew in an ambush, and on Sunday of "armed criminal gangs", which then mutilated the bodies with sharp tools, killed.
The northern town of Banias saw anti-Government protests on Sunday.
The Interior Ministry in a statement, said: "the course of these events... have shown that they belong to an armed uprising of armed groups organizations, in particular in Homs and Banyas are Salafist."
"Very worried"
Mr Assad has promised, emergency stopThe BBC's Lina Sinjab says that with the claim of Salafist is seen as a threat to the peaceful protests.
Many fear that it means more violence, authorities against demonstrators on the pretext of the fight against terrorist elements, our correspondent says.
The United States Meanwhile, said it was "very concerned" about the Syrian response to protests.
State Department spokesman Mark toner said Mr Assad came in "a push from his own people in a democratic direction" and said the Government "must, to meet the legitimate desire of the people".
His comments came after a report by the Washington Post on Monday, citing classified U.S. diplomatic cable, suggesting the United States have been secretly funding London Syrian opposition group movement for Justice and development. The United States has denied the claims.
Before President Assad recently promised reforms, including the removal of the country's law, but demonstrators say 48-year-old emergency, the concessions are insufficient.
Human rights groups say at least 200 protesters were killed in the past four weeks as security forces trying to suppress the most serious challenge of Mr Assad's rule as his father, Hafaz al-Assad, 11 years ago followed.
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