CAIRO
The protest movements Tamarod (Rebellion) and June 30 Front on Wednesday called on Egyptians to perform Eid prayers in Tahrir Square and outside Ittihadiya presidential palace.
The call comes "to reaffirm the continuation of the revolution and to reject international interference in Egypt's affairs," said a statement by Tamorod, which spearheaded protests that eventually led to the overthrow of elected President Mohamed Morsi.
The invitation also aims to "prevent a specific faction from taking over the prayer courtyards," the statement added.
The June 30 Front, a body representing different opposition forces that had campaigned for the mass anti-Morsi demonstrations on that day, said no marches were planned to avoid any clashes with Morsi supporters.
"The Front would focus its calls for prayers in Tahrir Square, the icon of the Egyptian revolution," the movement's coordinator Haitham al-Shawaf told Anadolu Agency.
"We are considering with other political powers the possibility of holding massive protests on August 16 in response to the statements of western officials, the latest of which were made by US Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham."
McCain has described the July 3 ouster of Morsi by the army as a "coup".
"We have said we share the democratic aspirations and criticism of the Morsi government that led millions of Egyptians into the streets," he told a press conference in Cairo on Tuesday.
"We've also said that the circumstances of [Morsi's] removal was a coup. This was a transition of power not by the ballot box."
The remarks angered the Egyptian presidency as well the protest movements that back Morsi's removal from power.
"We would raise three Nos during our August 16: No to foreign interference, No to foreign dedication, and No to safe exit to Brotherhood leaders," Al-Shawaf said.
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