At least 34 people have been killed by Syrian security forces during Friday's protests against the regime of President Bashar Al-Assad, which have described as the largest since protests started in mid March.

Over 50 000 are reported to have protested against the regime in the city of Hama, 210 km north of Damascus, according to international media.

Massive rallies are said to have taken place in Damascus and its suburbs, in Deraa, as well as all across the country.

During Friday's protests, the Syrian authorities cut off the Internet access across the country, which is the second such occasion in Syria after the Internet was blocked there for one day in April

Al Jazeera's liveblog reports confirmation from a Syrian government-sponsored news site that 3G, DSL, Dial-up Internet connections across the country have been cut off. The news network has received witness reports of a lack of connection from cities including Damascus, Latakia, Homs and Hassake.

Google's Transparency Report tool tallies with the report, showing that traffic has flatlined over the past few hours, although government disruption appears to have caused connections to be unstable for several days, the Next Web, a technology website.