Tens of thousands of Syrians have taken to the streets of Damascus in a show of support for President Bashar al-Assad. <br /><br />Earlier at least three people were reported to have been killed by security forces in the coastal city of Latakia. Protesters are calling for reform. <br /><br />But an adviser to the president said the protests are a plan to cause sectarian divisions. <br /><br />Al Jazeera's Tarek Bazley reports. <br /><br />WARNING: This package contains images that may disturb or offend some viewers.