The head of the Egyptian army has urged people to come out on Friday to demonstrate against "terrorism".
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said he wanted the people to give the military a mandate to confront violence and terrorism.Supporters of Mohammed Morsi have been protesting against the army intervention which removed him as president of Egypt on 3 July.
But Gen Sisi said he was not calling for public violence and wanted national reconciliation.