NEW : Syria 's foreign minister calls ` ` foreign incitement '' for anti - government protests . He said Syria had been `` a model of peaceful co-existence '' among its people 's religious and ethnic groups , and that disturbing that peace was aimed at `` spreading Western hegemony over the countries of the Mediterranean and serving Israel 's expansionist interests . '' Tanks move in to seal off parts of a road in troubled Aleppo province , activist claims . Troops are surrounding the hospital in al - Rastan , the activist says . State media reports discovery of weapons , ammunition and bomb cases in Homs and Daraa .
NEW : Syria 's foreign minister calls ` ` foreign incitement '' for anti - government protests . Tanks move in to seal off parts of a road in troubled Aleppo province , activist claims . Troops are surrounding the hospital in al - Rastan , the activist says . State media reports discovery of weapons , ammunition and bomb cases in Homs and Daraa .