DAMASCUS - Syrians gathered in the main squares across the country on Friday in an effort to show solidarity with the government and express opposition to foreign intervention in their own national affairs.

According to the official SANA news agency, massive crowds of citizens, chanting pro-government slogans, took to the streets and gathered in landmark squares in such cities as the capital Damascus, Aleppo, Homs and Tartous.

Some demonstrators told local TV stations that they aimed to show the world their determination to face up to all the pressures imposed by some Western countries and to end the country's months- long crisis in their own way.

Some denounced the biased reports by certain media which were in fact "lies and fabrications," about the real situation in Syria.

The participants meanwhile hoped the Arab League (AL) observers, who were currently in the country's major cities for ground monitoring, to "be credible and professional in conveying the facts of what the terrorist groups are perpetrating of killing innocents, terrifying people and sabotaging public and private properties," SANA reported.

As the gathering went on, major Syrian cities like Damascus have beefed up their security inspections on Friday with more armed policemen and checkpoints on the roads than usual.

A week ago, two powerful suicide bombings rocked the capital's two security institutions, killing at least 44 people and leaving 166 wounded.

The government put the blame on Al-Qaida terrorists, but no individual or organization has by now claimed the responsibility for the fatal attacks, which were rarely seen in Syria even after the outbreak of the domestic rift in March.