CAIRO: The Tamarrod movement which led a campaign against now deposed president Muhammad Mursi called Saturday for demonstrations across Egypt on the anniversary of the 1973 Middle East war.

Its call came hours after supporters of Mursi challenged the military with a vow to mount new anti-army protests on Sunday when Egypt marks the October 1973 war anniversary.

“We call all Egyptians to come out tomorrow across all squares in the country to assert that this nation will not allow its revolution to be stolen and will not allow the gangs to impose their will on the people of Egypt,” Tamarrod leader Mahmoud Badr told reporters.

A campaign of nationwide protests led by Tamarrod against Mursi’s one-year rule was a key factor behind the military’s ouster of the president on July 3.

Mursi’s supporters in the Anti-Coup Alliance called for protests across Egypt on Sunday, including a new attempt to rally in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, which has been blocked off by troops.

On Friday, Brotherhood protesters staged demonstrations in Cairo against the army, that sparked clashes with their opponents and the security forces which left five people dead in the worst protest bloodshed in more than a month.

The 1973 conflict is a point of pride for the Egyptian Army as its launch caught Israel off guard.