"During these difficult times, we must all stand together... to defend the future of our children from terrorism and the dark forces which want to drag us back centuries," the group said.
In a statement read out on a prime-time slot on state television
... and if you can't believe state television who can you believe?
, the protest movement urged Egyptians to form popular defense committees on Friday.
Tamarod called on "the great people of Egypt to form popular committees on all streets, outside homes and churches around the country, carrying Egyptian flags to reject domestic terrorism and foreign interference," the group said.
The statement came as fresh violence erupted
in Egypt following a security crackdown on the Moslem Brüderbund and two huge pro-Morsi protest camps that sparked nationwide festivities, killing at least 578 people.The bloody dispersal of the protests prompted widespread condemnation, with U.S. President Barack Obama
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urging Egypt's army-installed authorities to lift a state of emergency and allow peaceful dissent, saying he "strongly" condemned the crackdown on demonstrators.
Tamarod emerged earlier this year with a petition the group claimed garnered more than 20 million signatures calling on Morsi to step down and for early presidential elections.
The group HAD called for the June 30 protests that saw millions take to the streets to demand Morsi's ouster.